COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2018
GRAPE
Nebbiolo
PRODUCER
Azienda Agricola Elio Grasso
REGION
Piedmont
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
Tannins
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Barolo Gavarini Chiniera from Azienda Agricola Elio Grasso is a 100% Nebbiolo wine from the Gavarini Chiniera vineyard in Monforte d'Alba, Barolo DOCG, Piedmont. The Elio Grasso estate is a family-run winery with a history of pioneering estate-bottling, emphasizing minimal intervention and vineyard expression. The Gavarini Chiniera vineyard is noted for its distinctive amphitheater shape. The 2018 vintage, despite being challenging, is recognized for producing a wine with notable elegance and structure.
ALCOHOL
14.5%
AVG. PRICE
€89
STYLE
Classic
SULPHITES
NO
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
16-18°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Gavarini Chiniera vineyard is shaped like an amphitheater.
Fact 02
Elio Grasso was an early adopter of estate-bottling in Barolo.
Fact 03
The 2018 vintage presented challenges but yielded a refined wine.
Fact 04
Uses large, neutral Slavonian oak barrels for aging.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The winemaking process for Barolo Gavarini Chiniera begins with a manual harvest in early October. Alcoholic fermentation occurs in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, utilizing natural yeasts and daily pumping over. Maceration on the skins extends for 20 days post-fermentation. The wine then ages for approximately 13 months in large, neutral Slavonian oak barrels (25-hectolitre). Following this, it spends 8-10 months in the cellar before release.
