This wine was a Bolgheri Rosso until last year. The 2012 Bolgheri Superiore Maronea opens to a broad bouquet that shows dark fruit, spice and leather in pole position. This is a brawny and muscular expression with loads of smoke and barbecue intensity at the back. The wine's consistency is thick and densely concentrated. Maronea is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc.