Bolgheri Rosso framework and adjacent estate practice
The Grocery Store Wine verdict
Grattamacco
Bolgheri Rosso
At $40.99–$42.99 in our two checks, Grattamacco is the cohort’s clearest premium wager. The place and physical 2024 bottle are certified; the score stays at the methodology prior because no usable public rating sample exists, and the 2024 recipe remains open.
- Region
- Bolgheri DOC
- Grape
- Cabernet-led red blend
- The release we researched
- 2024
- Price context
- 2 exact store checks below
What to expect in the glass.
Here is the style this wine is meant to have, based on its region and how it was made.
Adjacent producer record only
No current technical sheet
Denomination and estate positioning
What it costs
Exact regular prices from dated store checks.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$40.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$42.99
Observed at specific stores; your store will vary. A price target, not an ad.
At $40.99–$42.99 in our two checks, Grattamacco is the cohort’s clearest premium wager. The place and physical 2024 bottle are certified; the score stays at the methodology prior because no usable public rating sample exists, and the 2024 recipe remains open.
Our call uses physically certified package identity, producer and regional evidence, dated public ratings and current store-price context. Price never enters the GSW Score.
- You want a physically verified 2024 Bolgheri DOC bottle
- The estate and coastal Tuscan origin justify a premium to you
- You accept evidence-led coverage without a public-rating crowd
- You need a current technical sheet before spending over $40
- You use public reception as a buying signal
- You want a value-first red
Serve slightly cool, then let the glass warm enough to show its fruit and structure.
Match the bottle’s savory red weight, acidity and oak to the food, not to the label’s prestige.
Getting to know Bolgheri DOC.
Bolgheri is geographically narrow by Tuscan standards, but the DOC still contains different elevations, exposures and blends. The denomination proves place and a regulatory framework, not one estate recipe.
What the name means
A protected denomination confined to the municipality of Castagneto Carducci in coastal Tuscany, with separate rules for red, rosé and white wine types.
How grapes grow here
The production zone faces the Tyrrhenian coast and is moderated by maritime air. Hills rise inland from the coastal plain, changing exposure and day-night range over short distances.
What lies under the vines
The zone includes alluvial and marine-derived deposits with differing proportions of clay, sand, limestone and stones. An estate source is needed before assigning a finished wine to one profile.
How large the region is
- Resolution
- The DOC is a municipal coastal denomination, substantially narrower than Toscana IGT but broader than one estate or vineyard. well established
- Release limit
- Vintage composition, alcohol and aging cannot be carried forward from a neighboring release without current producer evidence. reported by the store
Places within the region
- Legal boundary
- Production is limited to Castagneto Carducci, in Livorno province. well established
- Bolgheri Rosso
- The production specification permits Bordeaux varieties and Sangiovese within the red-wine framework; the bottle’s exact blend still requires a release record. well established
About this bottling
The owner’s photograph establishes a 2024 Bolgheri DOC Rosso. A detailed 2023 producer sheet is adjacent evidence only; none of its blend, alcohol or aging figures are transferred to 2024.
Winemaking
Exact 2024 blend, fermentation, aging and alcohol were not found. The prior-year producer record shows the estate’s practice but is not treated as this release’s specification.
Taste
No producer taste description for the photographed 2024 release was found in the reviewed material.
Grattamacco
The estate has been part of Claudio Tipa’s ColleMassari group since 2002.
Grattamacco traces the estate to 1977 and its first Bolgheri Rosso to 1994; its history page records the transition to ColleMassari in 2002.
The estate farms hillside vineyards in Bolgheri and publishes detailed release records, but the newest reviewed technical page is 2023 rather than the photographed 2024.
- Physical release
- 2024 Bolgheri DOC Rosso is visible on the owner’s shelf photograph. we checked this
- Adjacent release
- The producer publishes a detailed 2023 blend and eight-month aging record; those numbers are not assigned to 2024. partly confirmed
- 2024 technical record
- Blend, alcohol, fermentation and aging were not found for the photographed vintage. not published
- Reported by the store package
- No dimensions, gross weight or net weight were supplied in the packet. not published
Where this information comes from.
We photographed this exact bottle and its barcode on a real store shelf.
SourcePublisher / how strong the source isChecked
Bolgheri DOC production specification ↗
Ministero dell’Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle ForesteDenomination boundary, wine types and permitted varieties
Grattamacco release record ↗
GrattamaccoRelease, production and taste description from the producer
Grattamacco producer history ↗
GrattamaccoProducer history and ownership context
Owner fieldwork barcode photograph
Grocery Store WinePhysical EAN-13 decoded on 2026-08-08; check digit verified as GTIN-14 00098709036215
Dated retailer product record
KrogerPackage fields, retailer identifier and data-quality checks
Target listing check ↗
TargetNo exact product listing or shopper rating was found.
Total Wine listing check ↗
Total WineNo exact product listing or shopper rating was found.