WA (96)
- Reviewed by:
- Monica Larner
- $145
- Release Price:
- Drink Date:
- 2026 - 2048
The superb Grattamacco 2021 Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco (a certified organic wine) is balanced and intense, yet it remains faithful to a medium-plus texture that never feels weighed down. That's one of the best qualities of this classical vintage: you get the power of the fruit with contained concentration and extraction. The bouquet is alive with blackcurrants, cherry, spice and hints of campfire ember. This is one of the jewels of Bolgheri. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese (with 60,000 bottles made). It ferments in conical oak vats with ambient yeasts and manual push-downs and ages in barrique for 18 months.
An additional two hectares of Cabernet Franc and Merlot were added to Grattamacco's signature vineyard site that sees white clay and flysch soils. The area sits at 100 meters in elevation with cooler northwest exposures and views toward the Tyrrhenian Sea. Two years earlier, the team had added an addition two hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon and one hectare of Vermentino in the same area.
Published: Feb 13, 2025
