2015 Le Macioche Brunello di Montalcino

Le Macioche sits in the center of the Montalcino appellation, just about 5 minutes due southeast from Montalcino. The Cotarella family took over the property in 2017 and this gave them the opportunity to release 2015 as their first vintage.

The estate is less than 10 total acres of vines and yields an extremely small production. The Cotarella's are one of the leading wine-producing families in all of Italy. Renzo Cotarella played a prominent role in establishing the Antinori empire while older brother Riccardo Cotarella is highly regarded as the leading wine consultant in all of Italy. Cotarella wines are in high demand and short supply, taste the legacy of one of Italy's top wine-producing families. 

Nestled in a prestigious neighborhood among such prominent addresses as San Polo and Fattoria dei Barbi, Le Macioche is unique in that its four sections of Brunello vineyard, spread over 7.5 acres, are all exposed to the Southwest. This, along with the elevation of roughly 1,400 feet above sea level, ensures both exceptional ripening and constant ventilation throughout each growing season.  Such auspicious conditions have enabled Le Macioche to safely exercise organic farming practices with the 2018 vintage marking the estate’s full organic certification.

Le Macioche has always held a reputation for producing wines that display a degree of elegance and finesse. Winemaking at the estate is intended to provide this unique terroir the best possible opportunity to express itself clearly while remaining highly faithful to the estate’s past. Minor updates, like a pre-fermentation cold-soak, are intended to enhance the components of elegance for which the wine has always been known without altering its character.