Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2019 bis-hidden overlooked region into a hotbed

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Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2019 bis-hidden overlooked region into a hotbedElio Grasso's house sits on a ridge in Monforte d'Alba with the vineyards falling away on either side, and Gavarini Chiniera is the parcel just below the door. It's the cooler, more perfumed of the estate's two great crus where Ginestra brings power, Chiniera brings fragrance and finesse, though nobody would mistake it for shy. Gianluca Grasso ferments simply and ages the wine in large Slavonian casks, the traditional route, which lets Nebbiolo's tar