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Brother and sister, Claudio Tipa and Maria Iris, who have always shared a passion for nature and great wines fulfilled their dream creating a “Domaine” in Tuscany. The ColleMassari Domaine today is comprised of three estates: Castello di ColleMassari, Grattamacco and Poggio di Sotto. All the estates are run according to the criteria of organic farming, guaranteed and certified by ICEA.
Grattamacco was founded in 1977 and is located in the prestigious Bolgheri DOC. The estate is sits atop a hill facing the sea between Castagneto Carducci and Bolgheri at 100 m asl. The vineyards are steep and hilly and enjoy a dry climate with consistent warm temperatures at the end of the summer.
During the harvest, grapes are carefully selected by hand in the vineyards and posed in truncated cone shaped oak vats holding 700 liters, where the open fermentation is natural with soft manual punching down and a long maceration process takes place. The malolactic fermentation develops spontaneously in French oak barriques, keeping the different varieties separate. During the harvest the grapes are carefully selected manually in the vineyards and posed in truncated cone shaped oak vats holding 700 litres, where the open fermentation is natural with soft manual punching down and a long maceration process takes place. During the aging process in French oak barriques of 12 to 18 months the blends are created, following a bottle refinement of at least 6 months.
Jake Assaf
Certified Sommelier
Somm (n.) - a shortened reference for sommelier, a trained and knowledgeable wine professional. SOMM (film) - a documentary by Director Jason Wise about the Master Sommelier examination. Similar to the celebrity chef phenomenon and due in-part to the documentary film series SOMM (available on Netflix), wine professionals are seeing their own emergence and nod on the global stage. We’re proud to introduce our own resident Somm and Managing Partner, Jake Assaf. Jake’s been a humble servant of the grape for more than 14 years and eagerly boasts ‘someone has got to taste wine and cheese for the rest of us.’ Jake is excellent at just that and is also a jedi master at pairing wines to perfectly suit your tastes and preferences. He personally selects the wines on our tap system (8 wines available on draft) and reserve bottle list. Our wines rotate frequently and aim to introduce you to wines you’ve never tried from producers you’ve likely not heard of. Not sure what you like? You're in good hands and we can't wait to pour you a proper glass.