Le Macchiole Scrio 2017

Professional Ratings

• 96 James Suckling
  Intense aromas of blackcurrants, spices and black licorice with some lavender and rosemary. It’s full-bodied and layered with chewy, polished tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Black pepper comes through. It’s tensioned and structured. Nicely proportioned. Try after 2023.
• 96 Jeb Dunnuck

  Entirely produced from Syrah, the 2017 Scrio is sunny with sweet black plum compote, black olive, leather, and candied violets. Polished with fine tannins and elegant yet full-bodied, with a long-lasting perfume, this is an outstanding wine to drink over the next 15-20 years.

• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The Le Macchiole 2017 Scrio is a pure expression of Syrah that shows more similarities to the variety when grown in France than it does California, Australia or even the rest of Tuscany for that matter. Instead of the peppery charred meat or barbecued aromas you often get in New World Syrah, this wine points to blackberry, some black olive, rum cake, crème de cassis or chocolate-covered cherries. Although the wine is varietally pure, it doesn't really scream Syrah in any sort of obvious or banal manner. The tannins are more gripping in this hot vintage, and the wine spreads over the palate with a creamy, almost waxy texture that is enduring and deep. Rating: 95+
• 93 Wine Enthusiast
  Aromas of scorched earth, cassis, leather and eucalyptus form the nose along with a whiff of lead pencil. On the forward palate, velvety, fine-grained tannins accompany dried cherry, prune, black pepper and vanilla. Showing the heat of the vintage, this is already accessible but also offers several years or more of fine drinking. Enjoy through 2027.
• 93 Wine & Spirits

  Syrah struggled to reach maturation in the hot and dry 2017 vintage, according to Cinzia Merli. Her team responded by shortening the maceration to preserve this wine’s freshness and floral notes, and continued the practice begun in 2016 of aging the wine in concrete and ceramic vessels, as well as in tonneaux. The result is a slender version of Scrio with slightly rustic tannins that, although perhaps not a candidate for long cellaring, offers plenty of pleasure in its lavender and black pepper-accented flavors of plum and raspberry.