Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté 2021

£85.25

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Key info
CountryItaly
RegionBarolo
GrapeNebbiolo
TypeRed
Vintage2021
Alcohol14.5% ABV
BodyFull
SweetnessDry
Age-worthyComplexMineralVelvety
Pairs with — beef & red meat, game, hard cheese, lamb

The wine

One of the three crus Elio Grasso introduced in 1978. A spectacular Barolo of impeccable balance, with intense aromas of wild berries, black cherry and deep violet underpinned by elegant minerality. Hints of allspice, clove and meaty spice add complexity, while velvety tannins carry through to an exquisite finish.

Ginestra is one of the great crus of Monforte d'Alba, and Casa Mate is the Grasso family's parcel within it. Monforte sits on Helvetian soils, older and more compacted than the marls of La Morra, which is why its Barolos are among the most structured and long-lived in the appellation. Expect to wait.

The producer

Elio Grasso

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Elio Grasso farms at Monforte d'Alba, on the eastern side of Barolo, where the family have held land since 1918. Elio left a career in banking in 1978 to take over from his father, and his son Gianluca now runs it alongside him.

The estate is small by any measure, around eighteen hectares, and almost all of it lies in two adjoining amphitheatres, Ginestra and Gavarini. Monforte sits on Helvetian soils, older and more compacted than the marls to the west, and its wines are among the most structured and long-lived in the appellation. The vineyards are steep, south-facing and worked by hand.

Grasso is one of the estates that resolved the argument between traditional and modern Barolo rather than taking a side: long macerations in the traditional manner, but with clean, precise winemaking and a mix of large casks and barrique chosen wine by wine. The cellar itself is cut forty metres into the hillside. Among the most consistently admired names in the Langhe.

Frequently asked questions

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