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ELIO GRASSO Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate 2016

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ELIO GRASSO Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate 2016

ELIO GRASSO Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate 2016

The vineyards owned by the Grasso family are the estate’s greatest assets. The area where they are located has always been considered outstanding wine country, as is demonstrated by the inclusion of our holdings in the map of the finest vineyards drawn up by the great historian, Lorenzo Fantini, in the early 20th century.

In the early 1980s we decided to go back to our origins as grape growers, well aware that our work did not stop at the end of the row of vines. We had no illusions that we were inventing anything: we merely wanted to comply with the best in the traditions and work of our predecessors, without any preconceived ideas. The first logical consequence was the decision, from 1978, to vinify and bottle separately grapes from our various vineyards.

Recognising the overriding need to respect and enhance the unique characteristics of the vineyards, we look on these terroir, as well-aspected hillsides are called around here, as magical places where we can rediscover our own roots.

In fact it was in the early 1980s that we decided to go back to our origins as grape growers, well aware that our work did not stop at the end of the row of vines. We had no illusions that we were inventing anything: we merely wanted to comply with the best in the traditions and work of our predecessors, without any preconceived ideas. The first logical consequence was the decision, from 1978, to vinify and bottle separately grapes from our various vineyards.

Our goal was to enable the estate to find its own space in a market where excellent producers were already operating. Our one-step-at-a-time policy began with the successive replantings of our Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto. In 1986, we added a small plot of a non-native variety, Chardonnay, “educating” the fruit to express the terroir into which it had been introduced. At present, our average annual output does not exceed 90,000 bottles, a level that enables us to maintain the family-managed orientation of our work, as well as meticulous control over all stages of winemaking, from vineyard to cellar.

Wine Characteristics

The vinification procedure for Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè involves alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with daily pumping over. After completing malolactic fermentation, the wine matures in 25-hectolitre barrels of Slavonian oak. Bottling normally takes place in August. The Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè then stays in the binning cellar for 8-10 months before release.

  • Colour: Deep garnet red
  • Scent: Fruity, with notes of flowers, tar, spice and ripe red fruit
  • Taste: Robust and important, delicate, beautiful balance and considerable tannins
  • Perfect Food Pairing: Game, Roasted-Grilled Meat, Red Meat Stew, Blue Cheese, Aged Cheese

2016 Vintage Awards

  • Lobenberg: 99-100/100
  • James Suckling: 96/100
  • Galloni: 96/100
  • Parker: 97/100
  • Gambero Rosso: 3/3 Glasses

 

Contiene solfiti

Weight 1.5 kg
Amazon Country

Italy

Amazon Wine Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Formato

Producer

Region

Uvinum Product Type

Red

Vine

Vintage

Vol Alcolico

14.5

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