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Grattamacco L’Alberello Bolgheri Superiore 2021

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Vintage: 2021
Country: Italy
Region: Toscana (Tuscany) - Italy
Appellation & Variety: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Cabernet Franc
Bottle Size: 750ml
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Pairing: Goes well with game, e.g. local preparations of wild boar, roast, braised and stewed red meats, and medium aged cheese.

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Description

Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore L’Alberello shows a deep purple core with ruby reflections. The wine is generous and silky on the palate with rich aromas and flavors of wild blackberries and plums, black pepper, and balsamic. The structure is defined by dense, yet soft tannins and a mouthwatering acidity that is marked by a sense of saltiness. A long and harmonious finish presupposes a very long life of development.

Grattamacco was founded in 1977 and was the second winery of the Bolgheri appellation, following Sassicaia. Grattamacco has lead the region in environmentally responsible farming, and was the first to use an Alberello or head-pruned method in Bolgheri.

L’Alberello (head-pruned) is the way the vineyards are trained. It is a vineyard of 2 hectares trained in the traditional “settonce” formation, such that each vine is equidistant from the others surrounding it. This vineyard features mainly clay and is run according to the criteria of organic farming with a maximum production of 1 kg of grapes per vine. Harvesting and other works on the vines are done manually.

The three varieties are harvested together on the same day, creating a blend that spontaneously ferments in small oak truncated cone vats with manual punching down and long maceration with indigenous yeast. This wine is aged for 16 months in oak barriques prior to bottling.

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Weight 4 lbs

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