2018 Le Macchiole Paleo
Reviewed by Monica Larner
Issue Date 8th Oct 2021
Source October 2021 Week 1, The Wine Advocate
Rating 97 points
Release Price $120
Drink Date 2023 - 2045 ⇒飲み頃に入っています
You could argue that this wine changed Italian wine, because it was the first to fully embrace the potential of Cabernet Franc in the bel paese. The Le Macchiole 2018 Paleo has a spicy and tangy personality with dark fruit, bitter chocolate and tarry smoke. Coming back to my open bottle 24 hours later, I got some green olive and rosemary essence. The mouthfeel fleshes out considerably, and there is beautiful structure to hold it firmly together. Other vintners in Bolgheri have told me of their difficulties with Cabernet Franc in the 2018 vintage, which saw rain toward the end of the season. This wine feels magically immune to those issues and probably means that the expert vineyard team harvested at the right moment.