Elio Grasso Ginestra Vigna Casa Mate, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2022

Elio Grasso’s Casa Maté 2022 is a stunning expression of Ginestra and classic Monforte Barolo. Deeply aromatic and beautifully layered, it offers dark cherry, blackberry, licorice, tobacco, menthol and balsamic spice, followed by a powerful yet remarkably polished palate with silky tannins, vibrant acidity and a long mineral finish. Serious, age-worthy and unmistakably Piedmontese, this is a Barolo built for the cellar but already showing the depth and finesse that make Casa Maté such a sought-after bottling.

"Pouring a bright ruby red color, the 2022 Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté reveals a deeper, spicier profile. Notes of dark cherries, fresh tobacco, spiced earth, and gravelly soil reflect the greater clay content of this site. Medium to full-bodied, it moves into another gear on the palate, combining muscular depth with elegance. The tannins are ripe and seamless, and the finish is long and layered with mineral undertones. A superb expression of this vineyard." Jeb Dunnuck 97