Le Macchiole - Paleo Toscana 2019 (750ml)
| Producer | Le Macchiole |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Item# | 27410 |
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Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Monica Larner Issue Date 29th Jul 2022 Source End of July 2022, The Wine Advocate The Le Macchiole 2019 Paleo reveals an extremely precise and etched personality that is perfectly suited to this classic vintage. If you love Cabernet Franc, this is your wine. The bouquet is linear and tight with wet gravel, lead pencil and graphite that make an elegant frame around blackberry and black plum. You taste every last miniature detail in this complex and powerful expression. Fruit comes from a 5.5-hectare plot that rises from 37 to 70 meters above sea level. The soils are a mix of clay, sand, silt, stone and limestone that is characteristic of this stretch of Tuscan coastline. The wine is fermented in cement and aged in barrique for 20 months. On second nose, Paleo begins to offer cardamom pod, exotic spice and fragrant rose water.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Boasts a beam of black currant fruit matched with black olive, bell pepper, wild rosemary, tar and vanilla aromas and flavors. A crisp and focused red, with light tannins lining the lively finish. Cabernet Franc. Best from 2025 through 2038.
