Please note: The masterclass is available only to guests of the Riga Wine & Champagne event "TOP 100 Wines & Chefs." In other words, without a TOP 100 Wines & Chefs ticket, you will not be admitted to the masterclass.
Le Macchiole is one of Bolgheri's cult names, and this is a rare chance to compare its wines in a vertical tasting. Alongside them we will place the mature 2016 and youthful 2024 Bolgheri Rosso, but the main role will belong to the legendary Paleo Rosso, one of Tuscany's most striking Cabernet Francs.
We will talk about how Tuscany's terroir has managed to tame the French aristocrat Cabernet Franc, why Paleo Rosso is counted among the world's greatest wines of this grape variety, and what happens to this Supertuscan as the years pass in bottle. We will look for answers together with Le Macchiole winemaker Gianluca Putzolu.
2016 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso DOC Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah | Tuscany (Bolgheri), Puntone & Nuova Vignone | 10 months: 80% in oak barriques, 20% in concrete tanks | Noble Wine
2024 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso DOC Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Sangiovese | Tuscany (Bolgheri), Vignone, Casanuova, Sommi & Puntone | 10 months: 60% in oak barrels used for the third and fourth time, 40% in concrete tanks | €37 | Noble Wine
2016 Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso Toscana IGT 100% Cabernet Franc | Tuscany (Bolgheri), Puntone, Casa Nuova & Vignone | 19 months in new oak barriques | Noble Wine
2021 Le Macchiole Paleo Rosso Toscana IGT 100% Cabernet Franc | Tuscany (Bolgheri), Casa Nuova, Vignone & Ulivino | 16 months in new oak barrels, truncated conical vats and stoneware amphorae | €130 | Noble Wine
Masterclass in English. Led by Le Macchiole winemaker and director Gianluca Putzolu. Moderated by Aigars Nords and Andrew Jefford.
