Elio Grasso Gavarini Chiniera Barolo 2017, DOCG Barolo, Italy
£75.00 – £405.00
A family-owned and run estate, they currently own 18 hectares of vines. Like most Piedmontese growers, they used to grow grapes and sell them as well as wine in bulk to the local co-op. But in the early 1980s, all of that changed when Elio took over from his father and began bottling wines under his own name. His philosophy is to work foremost with what nature provides in order to showcase the characteristics of the terroir. So the vineyards are managed with the most natural methods, ensuring a proper microbiological balance. In doing so, the earth’s innate minerality can surface forging a beautiful chiselled quality in the wines. Their Barolos are some of the most pure, ethereal and focused that we have ever tasted.
Tasting notes
As always this vineyard is so feminine and pretty. Red fruited with pure hints of rose petal, pomegranat and balsamic nose. Silky yet grippy, this is a study in elegance and finesse with its fragrant seductive fruit and multi-faceted minerals. This has such delicious fruit on the mid-palate, gorgeous red fruits, rose, spice and some enthralling fresh mint and porcini mushroom aromas that peek through. These are perfectly framed by the caressing tannins.
| ABV | 14.5% |
|---|---|
| Closure | Cork |
| Decant from | Two hours before serving |
| Drink from | 2024 – 2032 |
| Food match | Pork Ragu with Tagliatelle, Ribeye Steak |
| Origin | Italy |
| Producer | Elio Grasso |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
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