Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate, 2008 Balaton Offer harvested by hand and mule

harvested by hand and mule

this Chianti blends 90% Sangiovese Toscano with 10% Canaiolo Nero

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru with an atypical Cabernet Franc-dominated blend—approximately 65% in the final wine despite plantings of 60% Merlot

It’s picnic wine

deeper and more savoury yet still has that impression of stone dust that I associate with the Dão granite soils in the Serra da Estrela

Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate, 2008 Balaton Offer harvested by hand and muleProfound 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