Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2008 061926OFFER with finely sculpted tannins and

with finely sculpted tannins and remarkable depth

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Succulent dark cherry

long aging in old Slavonian botti

Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2008 061926OFFER with finely sculpted tannins andProfound traditional Barolo from a benchmark Monforte d'Alba estate, now with prime bottle age. For decades Elio Grasso has made tiny quantities of single vineyard Barolo from two of Monforte's greatest crus. Gavarini Chiniera sits at around 400 meters on sandier soils, giving the more perfumed and elegant of the pair. The 2008 was a classic, structured vintage, and at well over fifteen years this Nebbiolo has softened into a mature, complex window