Grattamacco claims the distinction of having planted the first head-trained alberello vineyard in the Bolgheri area, in the 1970s, and its fruit has produced a long line of wines wines rated 90+. The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore l'Alberello is among the best I have sampled. The wine opens to harmonious notes of smoke and tar and shows elegant mineral definition with sweet oak spice and lots of rich dark fruit at its core. The blend is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. A mere 8,000 bottles were produced.

Offers ample black cherry, plum, earth and spice flavors, yet this red falls more into the rustic camp, with assertive oak and roughhewn tannins. Shows intensity and length. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2022 through 2030. 750 cases made, 45 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Bolgheri Select to Add