2019 Grattamacco, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
Ready - youthful (Drink 2025 - 2049)
Richard Hemming MW
17.5/20
Monica Larner
97/100
Bruce Sanderson
97/100
Product: 20198034678
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2019 Grattamacco, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy

Description

Naturally fermented in open top?tinelli, a?blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Merlot 15% Sangiovese. ?The aromas are broad and complex; Cassis, wild mint, dried roses and cherry smoke lifted by the high-toned herbal notes of essential oils. The palate is full of volume and texture, showcasing the quality of fruit, and the long period of maceration. Intense, but with incredible elegance, lip puckering cherry fruit, blackberries, graphite, liquorice, and vivid zip, softened and seasoned by sweet smoky spices of oak, deemed from almost 2 years in French barrique.

This time in oak has smoothed edges, yet there is a fierce acid line giving tangy Tuscan charm. The finish is defined and long, showcasing the raw calibre of the terroir. With 2019, we introduce a new benchmark for Grattamacco. A triumph from winemaker Luca Marrone, yet again surpassing the quality and longevity of other, more famous Bolgheri estates.

Drink 2025 - 2045

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2025 - 2049)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Full Bodied
Producer Grattamacco

Critics reviews

Richard Hemming MW 17.5/20

Black cherry, quite a lot of earthiness for a young wine too, then firmly tannic on the palate. This is dense and compact, with just-ripe black fruit giving less overt expression than the 2018. Likely to be very long-lived, and has a sense of complexity that is just under the surface. Will take its time, but there's going to be grand proportions here in future.

Drink 2026 – 2039
Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2022)
Monica Larner 97/100

The 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese) is a real beauty and shows very nicely today based on advancing vine age alone. Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah vines show great results after seven years, whereas Merlot and Sangiovese vines need a few more years before they start to show that extra degree of complexity, the winemaking team tells me.

This is a complete and beautifully balanced wine that shows soft extraction and especially sweet tannins. It fermented in truncated conical oak vats and finished in barrique for 18 months. 60,000 bottles were produced.

Drink 2024 – 2045
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Bruce Sanderson 97/100

Dense and smooth, featuring black cherry, blackberry, plum, iron, licorice and menthol aromas and flavors. Fresh and featuring a spine of tannins, this finishes on the compact side for now. Shows balance, so be patient. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese.

Drink 2025 – 2040
Bruce Sanderson, WineSpectator.com (Sep 2022)

About this wine

Bolgheri

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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