Date Added: 02/12/2010
Issue
135
(aged in 100% new barriques Good medium-deep red. Rather cool aromas of black cherry, blueberry, licorice and leather, with a balsamic nuance. Fat, broad and dry, with subtle notes of menthol, dried flowers and spicy underbrush. Rather unforthcoming today but boasts lovely breadth and finishes with a truffley nuance.
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Drink Dates
174
2009-2019
The 2004 Barolo Bricco Luciani reveals a pretty, open nose that leads to a core of vibrant, red fruit, mint and sweet mountain herbs. This delicate, feminine Barolo offers excellent length and well-integrated tannins, although a slightly green quality detracts from its overall balance.
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Drink Dates
2012+
An intense, ripe red, with rose, dried berries and violet turning to a light raisin undertone. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long, tannic finish. Very impressive concentration. There's dense fruit in the center palate. 500 cases made.
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The Grasso family has been producing wine since 1927, but Federico Grasso only started bottling in 1980, and has "produced a bevy of sensational efforts over recent vintages" (Parker). His sophisticated, modern Barolos are particularly notable for avoiding excessive wood aromas; to this end, Grasso prefers to use large barrels rather than barriques for maturation, and uses less than 30% new wood even on his single-vineyard bottlings. The "Bricco Luciani", which is located just above Molino's "Gancia" vineyard, is soft, generous, classic La Morra, while the "Ciabot Manzoni" was described as "Godzilla-like" by Parker, "multidimensional, compelling/prodigious... gigantic in scope and stature"; this wine was given 95 points for the 2004 by the Wine Spectator. In fact, all of Grasso's 2004 Baroli were awarded scores between 92-95 points. Dolcetto and Barbera also exhibit exceptional lushness and ripeness, with superb purity of flavors and aromas, and the "Peirass" (first released last year) is an elegant, ripe Nebbiolo without extended wood aging.
The estate is managed by Federico Grasso who supervises all work in the vineyards and in the cellar. The enthusiasm of Federico is expressed in quite a large range of wines in order to enhance the different characteristics of the "terroir" and of historical crus of La Morra such as Luciani, Manzoni and Giachini.
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