Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2023 NET with background notes of spice

with background notes of spice and fresh flowers

geeky premise: what if you took the same Chardonnay grapes and bottled the soils side by side

and a sweet and funky rum finish to create a well-balanced

or dosed with added sulfites

now Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc (Pinot Grigio was moved to a separate cuvée starting with the 2016 vintage)

Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2023 NET with background notes of spiceLe Macchiole made its name on three of Bolgheri's most coveted single varietal reds Paleo (Cabernet Franc), Messorio (Merlot), and Scrio (Syrah). The Bolgheri Rosso is the estate's accessible blend, drawing from the same farming and the same cellar but in a more open, immediate register. Cinzia Merli has carried on her late husband Eugenio Campolmi's vision with characteristic precision. This is the entry into Le Macchiole's world and a delicious one.