{"product_id":"elio-grasso-barolo-ginestra-casa-mate-2021","title":"Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate is fabulous. Bright and transparent, with captivating depth, the 2021 is a stunning beauty. Enveloping balsamic notes make a strong opening statement that remains a theme here. Blue\/purplish fruit, lavender, spice and blood orange all come alive in the glass. What a wine! \u003cstrong\u003e97PTS Eric Guido, Vinous.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Elio Grasso 2021 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate opens with intensely floral aromatics of rose and violet before unfolding into licorice, crushed flowers and a dense yet lifted aromatic core. The palate is broad and profound, combining power with elegance, as crunchy fruit texture and fine, chalky tannins carry the wine through a graceful and resonant close. Sourced from higher-elevation vineyards at 400–410 meters with a greater clay component and earlier harvest timing, this site-driven Barolo underscores the importance of precise phenolic maturity in shaping one of Gianluca Grasso’s most compelling wines to date. Drink 2027-2055. \u003cstrong\u003e97PTS Monica Larner, Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate displays a bit more ruby and deeper pigment in the glass and has notes of raspberry liqueur, sweet sage, pressed flowers, cedar, and licorice. It's very pretty on the nose and carries more sapidity to the palate while also retaining lovely purity, with ripe tannins, slightly broader shoulders, and a long finish. Both of the Barolo have a tremendous amount to offer, but with distinctive personalities, and for my taste, this one has a slight edge. (I also wouldn't be surprised if that were to flip with a different mood and tasting.) The perfumes of both the wines are exceptional in this fantastic vintage. \u003cstrong\u003e97PTS Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elio Grasso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51342478115137,"sku":"PI00235","price":285.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/7959\/0465\/files\/PI00235.jpg?v=1770166387","url":"https:\/\/sedimentary.au\/products\/elio-grasso-barolo-ginestra-casa-mate-2021","provider":"Sedimentary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}