Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2013 CS20230806 Distilled using volcanic spring water

Distilled using volcanic spring water and rested briefly in stainless steel before bottling

so it carries Cramant's hallmark chalky finesse and salinity with a little extra breadth

Unlike the racy mineral tension of Genevrières or the opulent creaminess of Charmes

The 2023 vintage offers both power and elegance

Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2013 CS20230806 Distilled using volcanic spring waterA benchmark single cru Barolo from one of Monforte d'Alba's quietest perfectionists. Elio Grasso's Gavarini Chiniera bottling comes from the Chiniera block within the Gavarini MGA, planted on sandy, limestone based soils above the family's farmhouse cellar. Gianluca Grasso leads today, working in a classical Monforte mold: long Slavonian cask aging, no shortcuts, no makeup. The 2013 vintage was a structured classical year, and at twelve years out the