2022 Elio Grasso Gavarini Vigna Chiniera Barolo DOCG, Italy California Stars It spends the next 10

It spends the next 10 years in ex-Bourbon barrels

One of three wines that we are producing from the famed Brosseau Vineyard in the Chalone appellation

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2016 Brezza Barbera d'Alba Superiore

2022 Elio Grasso Gavarini Vigna Chiniera Barolo DOCG, Italy California Stars It spends the next 10This 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