Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 'Le Macioche' 2016 (750 ml.) Famiglia Cotarella

Le Macioche is a winery in Montalcino active since the early 1980s and now managed by the Cotarella family, particularly by the three cousins Dominga, Enrica, and Marta. In this entirely female management, the spirit, experience, and efficiency of one of the most important families in the history of wine in Italy are embodied, which translates into the production of high-quality labels. The Le Macioche winery was founded by the Mazzocchi family, choosing a name that, in the Sienese dialect, indicates the roots of the strawberry tree, a plant very present on the estate. Starting from the 2017 harvest, the production bears the signature of the important Cotarella family, which has since converted the entire estate to organic farming. All the vines were planted in the early 1980s and are situated on hilly soils rich in clay, with outcroppings of galestro rocks. These conditions, along with the altitude of 450 meters and exposures to the southeast and southwest, contribute to the production of Sangiovese grapes with great potential. The top-level enological management translates this great potential into high expressions of the territory: wines characterized by personality, substance, and structure, always marked by elegance and balance. The wines of Le Macioche powerfully and confidently express the personality that Sangiovese assumes in the Montalcino area. The Brunello labels are austere, important, and rich in extract, with the typical aromatic richness of the southern slope of the denomination. These are reds aged in large oak barrels, as tradition dictates, and require a long bottle aging to express themselves at their best. The skill of the Cotarella family is well recognizable in the willingness to adapt great enological expertise to the typicity of the Ilcinese territory, focusing on uncompromising quality and achieving outstanding results.