2022 Elio Grasso Gavarini Vigna Chiniera Barolo DOCG, Italy California Stars Situated on the lower

Situated on the lower

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

ocean-cooled sites across the northern Santa Cruz Mountains—predominantly Alpine

according to your taste

Saint-Romain’s tendency to produce kinetic red wines of palpable minerality is on full display here

2022 Elio Grasso Gavarini Vigna Chiniera Barolo DOCG, Italy California Stars Situated on the lowerThis 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