Macchiole, Paleo Rosso Vintage:2010 This is a real treasure

This is a real treasure for your cellar

As it always is

even with all of its forbidding tannin

Following the Brunate over the course of several days was immensely rewarding

But I firmly feel that recent vintages from Errazuriz completely outshine the older ones and speaking at length with winemaker Francisco Baettig

Macchiole, Paleo Rosso Vintage:2010 This is a real treasureThe 2005 Paleo Rosso needed time in bottle to allow the Cabernet Franc signatures to emerge, but they are now all there front and center. The freshest and brightest of Le Macchiole's 2005s, the Paleo Rosso is plump, juicy and expressive, although it naturally does not offer the finesse or nuance of the very best years. A host of mocha, espresso, torrefaction, tobacco, mint, leather and licorice meld into the expressive finish. This is a fabulous