Lamaione
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb, grilled prime ribeye steak, and aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic CastelGiocondo estate in Montalcino, a fortress dating back to 1100, Lamaione is a powerful and elegant expression of 100% Merlot. First released in 1991, this pioneering Super Tuscan challenges the regional dominance of Sangiovese. The secret to its greatness lies in the single-vineyard Lamaione terroir, characterized by ancient, mineral-rich blue clay soils situated 300 meters above sea level. This unique soil retains moisture during hot Tuscan summers, allowing the Merlot grapes to ripen slowly and develop intense concentration. The wine is aged for approximately 24 months in French oak barriques, followed by further refinement in the bottle, resulting in a complex profile of dark bramble fruit, chocolate, sweet spices, and velvety, structured tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural origins to 1308, Marchesi Frescobaldi is an iconic Florentine noble dynasty that has shaped Tuscan winemaking across thirty generations. Spanning celebrated historical holdings—including Castello Nipozzano in Chianti Rùfina, Castello Pomino, Tenuta Castiglioni, CastelGiocondo in Montalcino, and the social viticulture initiative on the penal island of Gorgona—the family stewards diverse terroirs ranging from galestro-rich hills to cool-climate Apennine elevations. Frescobaldi practices certified sustainable viticulture under Tuscany's AgriQualità protocol, tailoring canopy management and soil stewardship to site-specific conditions. In the cellar, their philosophy honors regional typicity while embracing technical precision, vinifying with calibrated temperature control and aging across fine-grained oak barriques and traditional casks. The portfolio showcases an expansive spectrum of expressions: high-elevation Chardonnay and Pinot Nero in the pioneering Pomino Benefizio Riserva and Leonia Brut sparkling wines, mineral-driven Ansonica-Vermentino field blends from Gorgona, alongside age-worthy, structured Sangiovese icons such as Nipozzano Riserva and CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino.