Riserva Rncot opens to a beautifully tempered and expressive bouquet that exhibits elements of wild berry, forest floor, candied fruit, licorice, cola and dried ginger. A small production that rarely presents itself. This is a crowning achievement for the hard-working and passionate Grasso family, led by father Elio and son Gianluca. The wine undergoes a 40-day maceration time with four years in oak and one more year of bottle aging. This sturdy barolo is produced on the Elio Grasso Estate, located in the municipality of Monforte d'Alba, which has 42 hectares of land (24 are forests and meadows that surround the 18 hectares of vineyards) within the World Heritage site. Much of the good work here is done in the fields and the wines therefore reflect their terroirs. This wine tells a story from nose to finish, like a flashing film reel. Elio Grasso’s wines are reasonably good value for money in Piedmont. The resulting Riserva Runcot has a stunning bouquet that is all violets and prunes, followed by a classic palate of minerals, herbs, cinnamon and delicate wafts of white truffle. The wine goes through 45 days of extended maceration post-fermentation and then a solid seven years of aging between oak and bottle. There is more vibrancy here and a true sense of energy brimming right there under the surface. This vintage saw a relatively long growing season, and it offers greater fruit density, structure and acidity than the last edition that was made, the 2010. able to taste and buy a couple bottles of their incredible Runcat Reserva. Elio Grasso Barolo Runcot Riserva 2010 from Barolo, Piedmont, Italy. (The 2013 vintage will be released commercially in February of 2020, and this is the wine's first official review.) Gianluca Grasso holds the precious bottle I tasted from as if it were a newborn child. Then we went to Elio Grasso which was my favorite winery in Barolo because I. If any Italian wine from this decade can undeniably be called a reserve, it is the 2013 Barolo Riserva Runcot.
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