The 2018 Marmocchio is a wine that knows how to make you wait. It doesn’t give everything up at once—no, this one is about control, about tension, about the slow, agonizing build before ultimate release.
Each grape is hand-harvested separately, because discipline is everything. Sangiovese and Sagrantino—two lovers that need to be broken in their own way before they can truly come together. They’re pressed, punched-down twice a day, each movement extracting more color, more intensity, more raw potential. And then? They’re locked away in Tonneau barrels for 15 months, restrained, structured, forced to submit to time. But even then, they’re not ready—no, another 15 months in the bottle before they can finally be released into the world.
And when they do? Oh, the pleasure is exquisite. Full-bodied, tight yet supple tannins that wrap around the tongue, dark berry fruit that stains and lingers, and a depth of earthy, primal tones from the Sagrantino that whispers of something feral, untamed, and all-consuming. But it’s the finish—oh god, the finish—that truly takes you. Long, drawn-out, devastating in its complexity, a final, shuddering sigh of satisfaction that reminds you exactly who was in charge the whole time.
This is not a wine for the impatient. Decant it, let it breathe, or better yet—age it for years and let the tension grow. When the time comes, you’ll know. And it will be worth the wait.
