Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2004 SO092325 Eudes When Paolo and Dina Rapuzzi

When Paolo and Dina Rapuzzi bought land in the Cialla valley in 1970

low-key Tuscan white from a producer far better known for Sangiovese

fully mature

Lignier’s parcel is packed with old vines and worked with minimal intervention

Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2004 SO092325 Eudes When Paolo and Dina RapuzziElio Grasso is one of Monforte d'Alba's most respected Barolo estates, family run and known for combining traditional structure with polish and purity. Gavarini Chiniera is a single vineyard bottling from their Gavarini cru, Nebbiolo grown on the steep slopes around the family home, aged in large Slavonian oak casks in the more classic Grasso style. The 2004 was a great, balanced Barolo vintage, and at twenty plus years this is mature and fully