TENUTA
LE MACìE
The estate purchased in 1973 is still the heart of the company where the offices and cellars are located. Here, you can admire some of the most beautiful vineyards on the estate, where massive replanting work has been carried out with particular attention studying the soil, water, and geological balance in order to obtain the best quality with total respect for the environment.
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA
OLIVE GROVE SURFACE AREA
LE MACÌE
VINEYARD AREA
31,3 ha (77,34 acres)
Grape varieties cultivated
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Colorino
Soil type
Miocene deposits, marly limestone, with a silty-sandy texture, rich in stony material, tending to be alkaline and very calcareous
Principal exposure
South – SouthWest
Training system
Cordon de Royat and Guyot (for the Colorino)
Year of planting
1997-2000 – 2004-2016
MAX/MIN ALTITUDE
360-266 m a.s.l.
Vineyard Area
31,3 ha (77,34 acres)
Olive grove surface area
3 ha (9 acres)
Grape varieties cultivated
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Colorino
soil type
Miocene deposits, marly limestone, with a silty-sandy texture, rich in stony material, tending to be alkaline and very calcareous
Principal exposure
South – SouthWest
Training system
Cordon de Royat and Guyot (for the Colorino)
Year of planting
1997/2000 – 2004/2016
MAX/MIN ALTITUDE
360-266 m a.s.l.
THE ESTATE WINES
THE ESTATE
WINES
CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG
Dedicated to all those who have contributed to the growth of Rocca delle Macìe. To those who still today put passion and expertise into our projects, sharing them and caring for them as if they were their own dreams. Produced with a selection of Sangiovese grapes from the first estate purchased by Italo in 1973. Find out more
CHIANTI CLASSICO GRAN SELEZIONE DOCG
The highest expression of the Zingarelli family’s wines, this is the result of a project to renovate the vineyards of Tenuta Le Macie, begun in 2000, with the aim of creating a pure and extremely elegant Sangiovese. Find out more
TENUTA LE MACÌE SERGIOVETO
CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA DOCG
Created in 1985, this was Italo’s tribute to his son Sergio, who that very year began to assist him in running the winery. Sangioveto is also a reference to the archaic name of Sangiovese, the main grape chosen for the new wine. From the 2015 vintage onwards, it bears the name Chianti Classico Riserva and is once again 100% Sangiovese. Find out more
ROCCATO
TOSCANA IGT
1988 saw the birth of the first bottle of Roccato, a Sergio Zingarelli project when he fully took over the running of the family business alongside his father Italo. Conceived as Sangiovese and Cabernet, from the 2015 vintage pure Cabernet Sauvignon from the Poggio alle Pecchie vineyard. Find out more
