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Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate, 2008

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Elio Grasso
$149.99
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Profound traditional Barolo from a Monforte d'Alba benchmark, drinking at maturity. Elio Grasso has long made tiny quantities of single-vineyard Barolo from two of Monforte's greatest crus. Ginestra Casa Mate comes off limestone-and-clay soils on a high ridge, giving the sturdier, more powerful and age-worthy of the pair. The 2008 was a classic, structured vintage, and at well over fifteen years this Nebbiolo has reached a complex mature plateau with plenty of grip remaining. Decant it and give it air; it rewards the effort.

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More about Elio Grasso

Elio Grasso worked in a Turin bank before his winemaking grandfather's death pulled him back to his roots in Monforte d'Alba. Since 1978, he's tended 44 acres of vineyards with meticulous care, producing just 90,000 bottles a year of single-vineyard Barolo cuvées that speak directly to the character of their terroir. His son Gianluca carries the work forward now.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    2008

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, braised beef, wild boar ragu, or aged hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Mature, powerful Nebbiolo. Dried cherry, leather and tar, firm fine tannins, deep and long.

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