Barolo ginestra casa maté 2016 - Elio Grasso
A profound, terroir-driven Barolo with dark cherry, licorice and forest floor notes, built for long ageing.
"The Elio Grasso 2016 Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté starts off a bit shy, or closed, and I was never fully able to get the wine to open. I decanted two bottles and went back over the course of a few days to check on their progress. That said, the wine never let its guard down. It remained super tight and compact over the course of my long evaluation. Given the care and reputation of this estate, I'm betting on a very long cellar evolution for this bottle. With fruit from a three-hectare plot in Ginestra, it offers beautiful structure with integrated acidity and tannins. (...) "
Source: Wine Advocate July 2020, Monica Larner
Data sheet
- 2025-2045
- Barolo
- Red
- 2016
- IN
- Robert Parker: 97/100
- Piedmont
- Bottle (0.75 l)
- 100% Nebbiolo
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