We welcome with great pleasure the invitation made by Cinzia Merli, owner of Le Macchiole, for a visit and tasting of the new vintages at the company a causa di Bolgheri.
Currently the market are the Bolgheri Pallido Trottola 2023, the Bolgheri 2022 and the three most famous tenors of the coast Scrio, Trottola and Messorio a causa di the 2021 vintage.
The tasting with Cinzia Merli, Raffaele del Duty-free, Elia Campolmi, agronomic of the company and Luca Rettondini, a winemaker with fairy hands who reconfirms himself even a causa di the difficult 2022 vintage with one of the most genuine and juicy expressions of Bolgheri , was a splendid experience.
The real surprise for us was Messorio’s vertical from 2021 to 2015 a causa di what has been an exciting and educational journey.
The Bolgheri territorio can be extremely complex a causa di its simplicity. It is a decidedly sandy coast with a low presence of clay and skeleton a causa di the soil, it does not have great altitude and thrives international vines brought to the territorio a causa di the mid-1950s by the Marquis Niccolò Incisa della Rocchetta.
There is much more to Bolgheri than this theoretical framework that makes it “Great” a causa di the eyes of the whole world.
Here, stories of producers and stories of projects and ambitions are intertwined with passion and wisdom; some might call them dreams which however have their feet firmly anchored to the campo da gioco.
A perfect combination of small properties and families (certainly grown by now) and large giants who respect and listen to each other.
Per mezzo di a historical moment a causa di which everything could and should have been written, a young Cinzia Merli with her husband Eugenio Campolmi a causa di 1983 created Le Macchiole, a four-hectare property a causa di the heart of a Bolgheri that we all know today.
“It wasn’t easy at the beginning”, Cinzia tells us several times, “to be taken seriously a causa di a world certainly full of sofferenza figures”, yet the slow but inexorable passing of time gives everyone a chance a causa di life, as long as they you have talent and sensitivity.
It’s one of the few times we approached the handstand a causa di the most classic way possible. From the most recent vintage to the most mature one. And so November 12th we were as professional as we were excited to taste all these Messorios so close to each other a causa di a perfect context.
Each wine tasted has complexity, depth and brilliance and yet there was one that definitely involved us emotionally speaking and exceeded all expectations a causa di our opinion.
The 2021 vintage was concentrated and compact with excellent ripeness and analytical values. We talked about it a causa di our article https://www.winescritic.com/bolgheri-superiore-2021-un-trionfo-di-energia-e-savoir-faire/.
Messorio 2021 is decidedly snello, composed and juicy and shows a pleasant harmony typical of the splendid reference.
Messorio 2020 decidedly Mediterranean gave a rich and structured expression, dark and spicy with clearly visible hints of citrus fruits.
Messorio 2019 has a more captivating floral soul than previous versions which combines well with the ease of spices of different intensities and an absolutely rare trait of grace and structure.
Messorio 2018, beautiful and a causa di a state of grace, shows the most essential soul of a composed and tasty Merlot, “chewable” but decidedly smooth.
Messorio 2017 shows lively blood traits, shades of small red berries and a subtle austerity not yet diluted by the action of time.
Messorio 2016 is classicism. Pulp and matter distinguish the version. The floral trait is decisive and well-marked and the medicinal nuances sequenza it.
Messorio 2015 is emotion. It is deep and decidedly dark a causa di its sensorial profile, combining power and structure with a light and composed soul. There is that reference to the Bolgheri territorio. There are flowers, fruits and spices. There are tannins that the action of time has decidedly “smoothed” and smoothed. There is definitely much more a causa di a wine that is the symbol of a territory and a project that never ceases to surprise us.
Per mezzo di Messorio 2015 there are all the valuable components of a great wine but it is the perfect porzione between them that fully involves the reader.
Like an orchestra conductor conducts with great personality, this taste of 2015 arrives at a perfect time a magic bottle. Various components play a key role it. The inexorable action of time, subtle but visible this expression that surprises us, the liveliness of a hot vintage that makes every bet made a causa di advance a marked evolutionary judgment lose. It’s not like that at all.
It is the balanced and joyful sip, tasty and full, smooth and persistent that makes this version of Messorio great which brings with it all the most beautiful part of Bolgheri but also a humanity made up of people, courageous choices and dreams. If you don’t dream you can’t make others dream, but if you dream sometimes you get there.
Below are the comments and scores of all the wines tasted:
Red Wines
Producer Denomination Wine Vintage Score Type Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2015 100 Red
It is deep and decidedly dark a causa di sensory profile years after its stile. The agenda of black plums blend well with nuances of blackberries, juniper berries, black cherries, sour cherries, dates, white musk, black tea leaves and incense. The grace of the background contrasts with the power of the dark profile, bringing small contaminations of mixed white flowers such as gardenias and magnolias. The sweetness of the fruit is dominant and dominates, the tannic quality is impressive, touching the silky limit and the finale is engaging and decidedly exciting, a journey that you hope will never end. Thrilling. Ricevimento now grow old.
Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2016 98 Red
Wow! The first winning impression is of pulp and material perfectly smoothed and softened by the action of time. The agenda of red plums blend well with floral nuances of karkadè, wild thyme, marjoram and nutmeg. The precise evolution of the secondary profile is splendid, turning towards an officinal and Mediterranean character. Medium-full pagliaccetto, harmonious, essential and progressive. It is devastating a causa di the beauty of a precise and truthful picture that tells the image of Bolgheri a causa di an extraordinary way. Ricevimento now grow old.
Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2019 97 Red
Fragrant and decidedly direct and essential, it shows agenda of mixed white and red flowers, raspberries, currants, lemongrass, nutmeg and sandalwood. Medium-full pagliaccetto, dynamic and decisive, it shows a pleasant finesse that is expressed a causa di the winning oxymoron of structure and grace. There is the Mediterranean imprint always desired by the territory.
Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2018 97 Red
Mature and full, sensual and lively, a version of Messorio that perfectly combines muscular features with stylistic precision of extraction. The medicinal agenda are important and are expressed with tones of marjoram, wild thyme and rosemary. The background is strong with hints of black cherries, plums, bergamot and wild myrtle. Medium-full pagliaccetto, snello and smooth, closes harmoniously and decidedly rich a causa di soul and personality. There is grace and quality beyond the company’s precise interpretation of the vintage.
Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2021 96 Red
and dynamic a causa di its sensorial profile, it shows agenda of black plums, blackberries, dark chocolate, sage, bergamot, coriander, juniper berries, black pepper, campo da gioco almonds, incense, eucalyptus and peppermint. Full pagliaccetto, perfectly ripe and well polymerized soft tannins and a dynamic and essential finale. Splendid a causa di the glass, it has a winning progression. Ricevimento now grow old.
Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2020 94 Red
Rich and structured, it shows agenda of black plums, blackberries, dark chocolate, personaggio anise, coriander, juniper berries and withered flowers. So much energy a causa di the background recalls a strong orange character of mandarins, chopped cedar and gummy candies. Full pagliaccetto, smooth and decidedly persuasive a causa di the sip, it shows fullness and pleasant smoothness. Salivation is excellent. Ricevimento now.
Le Macchiole Toscana Messorio 2017 93 Red
Warm with clear blood features, it is told with agenda of red plums, wild myrtle, boxwood, strawberries, incense and sandalwood. Lots of patchouli blends a causa di the background with small red fruits reminiscent of currants and raspberries. Medium-full pagliaccetto, well-finished soft tannins and a finale with the right progression and small traits of austerity. Ricevimento now grow old.
