2020 Elio Grasso Runcot, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy

2020 Elio Grasso Runcot, Barolo Riserva DOCG, Italy

$280.00

This is a positively stellar set of wines from Elio Grasso. The 2022 Barolos are terrific. "The classic parameter we look at is time from budbreak to harvest," Gianluca Grasso explained. "Ideally, we want to see a cycle of 210 days. In 2022, it was 190." Grasso opted to keep the fruit as shaded as possible to extend the cycle. The results are evident in tasting; these are some of the most compelling wines of the vintage. I also had a chance to revisit the 2021 Barolos, which are every bit as impressive as they were last year. Long macerations and aging in cask are the norm for the Gavarini Chiniera and Ginestra Casa Matè Barolos. Grasso scrapes out the insides of his casks each year, which gives the wines a touch more exposure to wood than wines made in casks that don't undergo this process. It’s an approach that works so well for these wines. My tasting ended with a mini-vertical of the flagship Barolo Riserva Rüncot, a wine that sees extended aging in French oak barrels. Gianluca Grasso has proven time and again that he is the rare grower who knows how to use French oak with great skill to exalt his wines rather than mark them.- Antonio Galloni

Arrives May 2026.

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