About The Wine

What wine lover has not tried Bolgheri wines? If we transferred the world of wine to the world of music, Bolgheri would definitely be the Beatles: disruptive, creative, original, and controversial. 

Bolgheri is a region located in the beautiful Tuscany, one of the greatest references for wine.Tuscany was for a long time a very conservative wine-growing place, where it was only allowed to make wines under strict regulations and with the use of Sangiovese grapes, until the Bolgheri region resonated, where, thanks to its particular terroir conditions, it is a perfect place to plant French varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, resulting in the famous “Super Tuscan Wines”. This disruptive region has managed to deliver us some of the best wines that we currently have in the world. And let me tell you, wine lovers are deeply grateful to the intrepid revolutionaries of this magnificent region!

Grattamacco is one of the most important estates in Bolgheri and the second oldest in the region, founded in 1977. It is currently owned by Claudio Tipa, who also owns the Domaine Collemassari which has 4 different estates: Castello ColleMassari, Grattamacco, Poggio di Sotto and Tenuta San Giorgio.

Grattamaco is made up of almost 200 acres of which more than 70 of them are planted with vineyards and are managed in a sustainable way and organically farmed.This estate has the oldest Vermentino vineyard in the entire region that continues to produce since 1986. As expected in Bolgheri, this vineyard is located in a perfect terroir for Bordeaux grapes, soils are made up of silt and red sand.

Tasting Notes: 100% Vermentino. See Critical Reviews for detailed tasting notes.

Reviews

Worked in reduction it shows elegant notes of white flowers, magnolia, white pepper, crumbled stone, flint, helichrysum and broom. Full body, pleasant and complex, it unravels in a relaxed and high-class sip. Delicious can now age in the best possible way. ~95 WinesCritic.com

Rather waxy aromas with lemon curd, lime and some lemon grass. Medium-to full-bodied with layers of fruit, a creamy texture and a delicious finish. Dense for a vermentino. Layered. Savory, almost salty. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. ~93 James Suckling

Brilliant, intense straw yellow. On the nose strongly pronounced nuances of flint, lime zest, sea salt, wet stone, mineral notes. On the palate taut, purposeful, precise, with mineral mid palate, plenty of drive up to the finish, delivers on all fronts. ~93 Falstaff