Le Macchiole Scrio 2016 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Macchiole
Country	Italy
Region	Toscana
Varietal	Syrah
Vintage	2016
Sku	RD11200
Size	750ml

 

It’s not just Merlot, however, that distinguishes Le Macchiole. While many Bolgheri producers root their production in the Bordeaux paradigm, Le Macchiole has established a niche in the single-varietal genre. It’s also gone outside the latter’s primary sphere, choosing to showcase Cabernet Franc in its Paleo bottling. Paleo’s gone through a few phases—a Sangiovese–based blend when first produced, Cabernet soon came to dominate in Bordeaux-style fashion. Beginning with the ’01 vintage, however, Paleo departed from the blending regimen, delivering a formidable expression of the estate’s work with Cabernet Franc. Indeed, Cabernet Franc does quite well for itself in Bolgheri, as the warm climate enables it to sufficiently ripen, thereby avoiding the greenness that it tends to exhibit in cooler areas and enabling it to achieve complexity. That special something between Bolgheri and Cabernet Franc reaches particular heights at Le Macchiole, where it displays a graphite character and spicy