2016 Elio Grasso • Barolo Gavarini Chiniera
Reviewed by Monica Larner
Issue Date 24th Jul 2020
Source July 2020 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Rating 98p
Release Price $125
Drink Date 2024 - 2050
The Elio Grasso 2016 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is immediately expressive and bright. The wine is savory and rich with a generous bouquet of dried berries, spice, crushed flowers and even a hint of market-fresh blueberry that we don't see in the other wines. The bouquet moves toward balsam notes with mint and rosemary the longer it stays in the glass. I also get anise flower and fresh licorice root as a pretty signature on the close. With aging in large Slavonian oak casks, the tannic integration is spot-on and so is the freshness and purity of those beautiful Nebbiolo nuances. Some 20,000 bottles were released.