If you do nothing else to reward yourself for surviving yet another frustrating year, treat yourself to a bottle of Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore. The price tag approaches a hundred dollars, but one sip tells you that it is well worth it.
Grattamacco is a prestigious organic winery in Tuscany’s Bolgheri region, famous for its Bordeaux-style red blends. This wine represents a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20%Merlot and 15% Sangiovese. This is a bold, expressive wine that balances powerful fruit flavors with elegance.
Featuring notes of dark berries, herbs, and earthy minerality, Grattamacco showcases the winery’s classic style.
Praised for creating wines with structure, balance and finesse, winemaker Luca Marrone focuses on minimal intervention, spontaneous fermentation, and aging in oak for a pure expression of Bolgheri’s unique terroir.
Bolgheri, Tuscany is an Italian coastal area known for producing wines known as Super Tuscans. Their distinctive style features complex Bordeaux blends.
Bursting with flavors of blackberry, plum, cocoa, leather, incense, Mediterranean herbs, earthy spices, and balsamic, this is the perfect wine to serve with a commanding Holiday Crown Roast, Herb Roasted Turkey or Classic Christmas Goose with all the trimmings.
The wine is full-bodied with firm tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long finish.
Winemaking at Grattamacco is a testament to Best Practices. Organic farming, hand-harvesting, spontaneous fermentation, aging in French oak barriques, and extended bottle aging make this a Notable Wine.
Grattamacco Bolgheri Superiore is the winery’s flagship red. It makes a powerful yet refined statement that sets it a world apart. A fine addition to the holiday table if you are having wine with dinner. Drink Responsibly.
