2001 Il Marroneto “Madonna delle Grazie”
416 cases produced
****4
The Madonna delle Grazie is structurally long, big shouldered with a lot of up front density, lots of size but focused. Complex earth, animal that sauvage seductiveness, very heady as the bouquet pours out of the glass, violet as well asthe ever-present tangy earthiness, however underneath is a cauldron of ripe fruit, focused, excited and intense. This wine has a LONG life ahead of it but certainly will reward the patient.
Greg St. Clair (K&L Italian Wine Buyer) – ****4
