Elio Grasso - Barolo Gavarini Chiniera 2019 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
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Wine Advocate: 97 Points
With vines adjacent to forests on white chalky soils, the Elio Grasso 2019 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is a luminous and very beautiful wine. Vintner Gianluca Grasso called this "the helicopter vintage" because he actually rented a helicopter to fly over the vines for 45 minutes to dry them from rain right before harvest. As he tells it, this was a costly but good decision because 15 minutes after he finished harvesting on October 26, heavy rain came and lasted an entire week. Thanks to these dramatic measures, the grape skins were excellent, and maceration with submerged cap lasted 55 days. That's how perfect the skins were. This balanced wine shows extreme precision and elegance.
Vinous: 96 Points
The 2019 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is brilliant and focused. Fine-grained tannins wrap around a core of bright, red-toned fruit, orange peel, cinnamon and crushed rocks. Linear and driven, the 2019 impresses with its energy, tension and nuance.
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
A sleek red, with cherry, currant, iron and underbrush aromas and flavors framed by vanilla. Though firm, this is also elegant and long on the finish, where the fruit elements emerge gradually with air and linger among dense tannins.
James Suckling: 94 Points
Perfumes of cinnamon, plums and dried flowers follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins that run the length of the wine. Hints of cedar and sandalwood. Crunchy and lightly chewy. Give this four or five years to soften.
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