Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate Vintage:2016 It has aromas of pear

It has aromas of pear

With a decanter filled with crème de cassis

You can sense some of the heat of the growing season here

This bottle was refilled once by Franco in either 2000 or 2001

17% Petit Verdot

Elio Grasso, Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate Vintage:2016 It has aromas of pearGrasso's 2013 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mat is powerful, deep and tightly wound, with a level of translucent energy that is alluring. Deceptively medium in body, the 2013 packs a real punch. The Casa Mat has also closed down considerably since I last tasted it. Not that that should be a problem, as the 2013 really needs a number of years to be at its very best. Antonio Galloni