Grattamacco Bolgheri Rosso DOC (750ml)

The Grattamacco winery was founded in 1977 by Piermario Meletti Cavalleri and his wife Paola Cavallari.  Located between the towns of Castagneto Carducci and Bolgheri.  Grattamacco was the second wine estate in Bolgheri, after Sassicaia (which as of  2013 has its own appellation, Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC).  This certainly speaks to the significance and quality of this small Tuscan region and its wines.  

In 2002 Piermario sold the estate to Claudio Tipa, a native Sicilian and former industrialist and founder of  Collemassari Wine Estates.    Claudio Tipa has an enviable wine empire; owning the renowned Tuscan wine estates, Poggio di Sotto and Tenuta San Giorgio in the Montalcino region and Colle Massari in the Maremma region.  His wife Maria and sister Maria-Iris work alongside him.

Grattamacco is located on a hill between Castagneto Carducci and Bolgheri and enjoys a breathtaking panorama of the Tuscan coast. The farm extends over 80 hectares, of which a good 29 hectares are planted with vines and fourteen with olives. Surrounded by 1,200 hectares of woodland, the estate is considered a model for the entire wine-growing zone.