Rocca•delle•Macìe Wine•Region:•Tuscany,•Italy•••••Date•Established:•1973•••••Winemaker:•Luca•Francioni While the late Italo Zingarelli, a successful film producer best known for his popular spaghetti westerns, bought Rocca delle Macie (pronounced •• CamPomaccione morellino Di sCansano DoCG •• roccato iGt 50% Sangiovese Grosso and 50% Cabernet ROH-kah DELL-eh mah CHEE-ah) in Tuscany’s 90% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot. Sauvignon. 90 Points - Wine Advocate, August 2013. Chianti Classico district back in 1973, he embarked on a new career as one of Tuscany’s more unlikely 89 Points - Wine Spectator, November 2013. wine producers. •• ruBizzo iGt 95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot. Working closely with his son Sergio, Zingarelli •• Chianti ClassiCo DoCG 95% Sangiovese, 5% restored the property that Sergio, together with his wife Daniela and their two children, now call home. Merlot. 89 Points - Wine Enthusiast, October 2013. •• sasyr iGt 60% Sangiovese and 40% Syrah. 93 Points - Then a tumbled down 14th-century farmstead near “Platinum Medal Winner” Robert Whitley, San Diego International Wine the village of Castellina in Chianti, it was surrounded Competition, 2014 by acres of neglected vines. The vineyards were •• Chianti ClassiCo riserva DoCG replanted, the nearby Sant’Alfonso estate was 90% Sangiovese, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot. acquired, and a state-of-the-art cellar was built and “TreBicchieri,” – Gambero Rosso, 2013. 90 Points - Wine Spectator, October 2014. •• serGio zinGarelli Chianti ClassiCo Gran installed with the latest winemaking equipment. The Zingarellis left nothing to chance in their quest to selezione DoCG 90% Sangiovese, 10% Colorino. create a stellar Tuscan wine estate. •• moonlite tosCana iGt 35% Chardonnay, 30% Vermentino, 95 Points, James Suckling, June 30, 2014 By 1978, Rocca delle Macie had become one of 20% Pinot Grigio, 15% Trebbiano. the best-selling Chianti Classicos in Italy and began to export its wines. Today, Rocca delle Macie is •• ser Gioveto iGt A Super Tuscan composed of a dynamic winery, covering 1,500 acres with six •• occhio a vento vermentino maremma tosCana 80% Sangiovese Grosso, 10% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet distinct estates in Tuscany, four in Chianti Classico Sauvignon. 90 Points - Wine Spectator, October 2014 and two in Maremma. The six estates are: Rocca DoC 100% Vermentino delle Macie, Riserva di Fizzano, Sant’Alfonso, Campomaccione, Le Tavolelle and Casa Maria. The •• tenuta sant’alFonso DoCG 100% Sangiovese. grapes from each estate represent the family’s great •• orvieto ClassiCo DoC 50% Trebbiano, 20% Verdello, 20% 89 Points 2013 passion for Tuscan soil and the art of winemaking. Grechetto and Drupeggio, 10% Malvasia Toscana. Wine Spectator, Quality is a priority at Rocca delle Macie. Organic fertilization, careful pruning, the introduction of small •• vernaccia Di san GimiGnano DoCG 100% Vernaccia. oak barriques for aging, and harvesting by hand •• Primo volo Primo Volo or “First Flight” is a collaboration among three are just some of the practices Sergio and his late leading Italian wineries: Sangiovese from Rocca delle Macie in Tuscany; in anto Del hianti father instituted at the estate. Rocca delle Macie Barbera from Villa Giada in Piedmont;Merlot from La Montecchia in the Veneto. •• v s C DoC Trebbiano, Toscano, and Malvasia. is an active member of Chianti Classico growers’ consortium, which is represented by the black rooster, and Sergio Zingarelli has been president since 2012. •• riserva Di Fizzano Chianti ClassiCo Gran elezione s DoCG 95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot. ••Established•in•1973•by•Italo•Zingarelli•–•producer•• of•the•wildly•popular•series•of•films•featuring•comedy•duo•Bud•Spencer•and• Terence•Hill•(including•They Call Me Trinity•and•Trinity Is Still My Name) ••Today,•Rocca•delle•Macie•is•managed•by•Sergio•Zingarelli,•who•was•appointed• TUSCANY President•of•the•Chianti•Consortium•in•2012 ••Quality-oriented•approach•dictates•low•yields•per•hectare,•green•harvest,•leaf•• removal•and•manual•harvest•directed•by•expert•growers Italy 100 101.