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2018 Grattamacco, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Ready - youthful
(Drink 2024 - 2046)
- Aldo Fiordelli
- 93/100
- James Suckling
- 94/100
- Bruce Sanderson
- 94/100
- Antonio Galloni
- 96/100
Product: 20188034678
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Description
In 2018 we return to a more classical style in Bolgheri, with great freshness and complexity. Due to this, it is one of winemaker Luca Marrone’s favourite vintages. Naturally fermented in open top tinelli, this is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot 15% Sangiovese. Blackcurrant, redcurrant, wild mint, dried roses and cherry smoke entice on the nose. The palate also has incredible elegance. Vivid fruit, red cherry and bramble are enveloped in fine tannins – all polished by 18 months in French oak.
Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful
(2024 - 2046)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Full Bodied
Producer Grattamacco
Critics reviews
Aldo Fiordelli 93/100
The 2018 vintage - according to the estate - produced 'elegant wines, characterised by their aromatic intensity'. If Sangiovese usually brings tension to Grattamacco compared to other Bolgheri superiore based on Bordeaux blends, this year it reveals a slightly greenish touch on the finish. However there is in the glass a great intensity of earthy tones among black pepper and game, then cassis and cedar wood flavours sustained by silky tannins well integrated with firm acidity and just a bit austere finish.
Drink 2021 - 2035
James Suckling 94/100
Currants, blackberries and hints of chocolate and fresh herbs. Full-bodied and round-tannined with a lovely texture and a savory, almost iron finish. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot and sangiovese. From organically grown grapes. Hard not to drink now, but a year or two will bring it even more together.
Bruce Sanderson 94/100
4,100 cases made
A mix of coffee and black olive flavors shade the core of black currant and black cherry in this dense, linear red, which is focused and long, with a mouthwatering finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese.
Drink 2024 - 2040
Antonio Galloni 96/100
The 2018 Grattamacco is the most elegant, refined and satisfying wine I have ever tasted from Grattamacco. There is a level of finesse here that is simply unreal. Bright and translucent, with tons of detail, the 2018 oozes with pedigree. Lavender, spice, mint, tobacco and dried flowers add an attractive upper register.
Drink 2026 - 2043
About this wine
Bolgheri
A new DOC in the coastal Maremma region, Bolgheri first rose to prominence during the 1970s with the emergence of the so-called Super Tuscan wines like Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Having won universal acclaim and selling for unprecedented prices, the authorities relented and awarded Bolgheri its own DOC. The actions of the Super Tuscans inspired a generation in Italy, even if some of the wines here have lost a little of their lustre since.
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