Le Macioche

Le Macioche is a winery in Montalcino that has been active since the early 1980s and is now run by the Cotarella family, specifically by the three cousins Dominga, Enrica and Marta. Embodied in this all-female management are the spirit, experience and efficiency of one of the most important families in the history of wine in Italy, which translate into the concrete production of high quality labels. The Le Macioche winery was founded by the Mazzocchi family, choosing a name that, in Sienese dialect, indicates the roots of the strawberry tree, a plant that is very present on the estate. As of the 2017 vintage, production bears the signature of the prominent Cotarella family, which has since converted the entire estate to organic farming. All the vines were planted in the early 1980s and rest on hilly soils rich in clay, with outcrops of marl rock. These conditions, together with the altitude of 450 meters and southeast and southwest exposures, contribute to the production of Sangiovese grapes with great potential. First-rate winemaking management translates this great potential into high expressions of the terroir: wines with character, substance and structure, always marked by elegance and balance. Le Macioche wines express with strength and confidence the personality that Sangiovese takes on in the Montalcino territory. The Brunello labels are austere, important and rich in extract, with the typical aromatic richness of the southern side of the appellation. These are reds matured in large oak barrels, as tradition dictates, and require long bottle aging to express themselves at their best. The ability of the Cotarella family is well recognizable by their willingness to adapt great winemaking skills to the typicality of the territory the Chinese, focusing on quality without compromise and achieving great results.