Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate, 2008 062626OFFER and Chigny-les-Roses—producing between four hundred

and Chigny-les-Roses—producing between four hundred and a thousand cases per year depending on the vintage

and bursting with juicy fruit while still carrying that granite freshness underneath

You get the grape's signature herbaceous edge plus surprising complexity from a third of bottle age in barrel

The Carlo Giacosa house blend — and one of the smartest ways into modern Barbaresco

known for producing Barolos with muscular structure

Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate, 2008 062626OFFER and Chigny-les-Roses—producing between four hundredProfound 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