Silvio Grasso Barolo Turne 2013
Nebbiolo
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Suckling
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4.0 Very Good
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Product Details
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Vintage
2013
Size
750ML
Features
Boutique
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Winemaker Notes
Traditional maceration with the skins for 40 days in steel with indigenous yeasts, maturation in Slavonian oak casks for 24 months. The wine is aged in the bottle for 12 months.
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James Suckling
Very ripe fruit, yet this is fresh and floral on the nose. Full-bodied, layered and rich with ripe tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Drink or hold. Lovely life to this bottle.
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The Grasso family has been producing wine since 1927, but Federico Grasso only started bottling in 1980, and has "produced a bevy of sensational efforts over recent vintages" (Parker). His sophisticated, modern Barolos are particularly notable for avoiding excessive wood aromas; to this end, Grasso prefers to use large barrels rather than barriques for maturation, and uses less than 30% new wood even on his single-vineyard bottlings. The "Bricco Luciani", which is located just above Molino’s "Gancia" vineyard, is soft, generous, classic La Morra, while the "Ciabot Manzoni" was described as "Godzilla-like" by Parker, "multidimensional, compelling/prodigious... gigantic in scope and stature"; this wine was given 95 points for the 2004 by the Wine Spectator. In fact, all of Grasso's 2004 Baroli were awarded scores between 92-95 points. Dolcetto and Barbera also exhibit exceptional lushness and ripeness, with superb purity of flavors and aromas, and the "Peirass" (first released last year) is an elegant, ripe Nebbiolo without extended wood aging.
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