Elio Grasso
Barolo Gavarini Chiniera 2020
| Denomination | DOCG Barolo |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Area | Piedmont (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | After malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged in 25-hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels. After bottling, generally in August, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera rests in the cellar for 8-10 months before being marketed. |
| Other years | 2017 , 2021 |
Description
Still red Barolo DOCG, 15% ABV, produced by Elio Grasso. 100% Nebbiolo. 0.75L bottle, 2020 vintage. A Barolo that embodies the history and passion of the Grasso family, who have been producing excellent wines in Monforte d'Alba for generations. The bouquet opens with hints of ripe cherry, plum, orange peel, humus, and sweet violet. Licorice root, cinchona, and rhubarb follow, followed by intense notes of camphor, eucalyptus, and bay leaf, which characterize the balsamic finish. A delicate ruby color with garnet highlights. Silky on the palate, full-bodied and juicy, it expands with vigorous and austere freshness, highlighting a mineral vein and evolving tannins. A long finish reminiscent of licorice.
Awards
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2020
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2020
2This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2020
94/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2020
95/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2020
93/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2020
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1928
- Oenologist: Piero Ballario
- Bottles produced: 90.000
- Hectares: 18
In the early 1980s we decided to go back to our origins as grape growers, well aware that our work did not stop at the end of the row of vines. We had no illusions that we were inventing anything: we merely wanted to comply with the best in the traditions and work of our predecessors, without any preconceived ideas. The first logical consequence was the decision, from 1978, to vinify and bottle separately grapes from our various vineyards. Read more
| Name | Elio Grasso Barolo Gavarini Chiniera 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Barolo DOCG |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Vendor | Elio Grasso |
| Origin | Monforte d'Alba (Cuneo). |
| Climate | Altitude: 320-360 m a.s.l. Exposure: south. |
| Soil composition | Medium limestone mixture tending to sandy. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot. |
| Plants per hectare | 4,500 vines per hectare. |
| Harvest | By hand, the second decade of October. |
| Wine making | The vinification of Barolo Gavarini Chiniera involves alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with daily pumping over. |
| Aging | After malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged in 25-hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels. After bottling, generally in August, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera rests in the cellar for 8 0 months before being marketed. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |