Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 2021

Description

Collemassari Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco is a classic red, with an austere and fresh character yet full of a warm and enveloping soul. This DOC Bolgheri Rosso Superiore is born in Tuscany, from a vineyard of just ten hectares located 100 meters above sea level, with soil rich in calcareous sandstone and clay and swept by the mild Mediterranean climate. All this contributes to the growth of the grapes with an ancient flavor that produce this splendid, elegant and intense wine, the jewel of the Grattamacco estate. The Colle Massari winery, owned by the Tipa family and located in Lungagnano, enjoys the privilege of being in an ideal position for growing vineyards suited to the production of great, refined and elegant red wines. The producer of Collemassari Bolgheri Superiore Grattamacco boasts 40 years of history, made of organic cultivation, respecting the rhythms of nature, and creates this wine with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese. During the harvest, the grapes are selected and picked exclusively by hand, from the second week of September to the first week of October. The fermentation is spontaneous and takes place inside small open wooden barrels. The maceration is in contact with the skins and the wine is then left to mature in first and second passage barriques for 18 months. The refinement in the bottle requires a final period of 12 months.

Details

Perfume

The olfactory impact is intense and extremely ineffective: it expands with black berries and cassis, accompanied by clear balsamic and Mediterranean scents. The wood is perfectly integrated and offers sweet spicy notes and an elegant woody finish.

Taste

The impact on the palate is austere and remarkably fresh and develops in a balanced fusion of ample minerality and a fine, enveloping tannic texture. All this is echoed in the long finish, where more complex tobacco notes also emerge. Consistent, complex, with a character deeply linked to its area of origin.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Grattamacco

From this winery

• Start up year: 1977
• Oenologist: Luca Marrone, Maurizio Castelli
• Bottles produced: 200.000
• Hectares: 34

A winemaking company of pioneers: the second winery to be established in Bolgheri in 1977; the very first to vinify Bolgheri Rosso, to believe in Vermentino and to enhance elevated vineyards; one of the few to maintain Sangiovese in the blend that gives life to Bolgheri Superiore. In 1994, the authors of the regulations that initiated the enological history of the denomination gathered under the centuries-old oak tree of the farmhouse. Read more

Tuscany

Technical Sheet

Name	Grattamacco Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 2021
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Bolgheri DOC
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Sangiovese
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Vendor	Grattamacco
Origin	Area of Bolgheri (LI). Wine produced from a 10-hectare vineyard 100 metres above sea level.
Soil composition	The soils are calcareous sandstone, while the climate is temperate Mediterranean.
Cultivation system	Pruning is by spurred cordon and simple Guyot
Plants per hectare	4500-6000.
Yield per hectare	60 q
Harvest	Grapes harvested exclusively by hand.
Wine making	Vinification begins with alcoholic fermentation in open truncated conical wooden vats while malolactic fermentation takes place in barriques.
Aging	18 months n barrique of first and second passage. Maturation 12 months in bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites