Tiziano Grasso La Briccolina
Barolo Briccolina 2019
Barolo Briccolina 2019
SKU 5801
The Grasso family settled at Briccolina in 1923, moving all the way from Monforte!, and own the largest share of the MGA with 6 hectares, all planted to Nebbiolo. The house and winery sit at the top of the amphitheatre shaped vineyards that are rich in blue marl and limsteone. Briccolina has been in the shadow of neighbouring Ornato and Falletto because for generations the fruit was sold to other wineries and blended but that's all about to change.
In 2012 Tiziano Grasso and son Daniele began reserving the best parcels of
their oldest vines (fifty years) to make a Barolo under their own name.
Sadly, just as things got going, Tiziano died in a tractor accident and its
taken a few years to get back on track. Daniele farms sustainably, practising
organic but is not certified. The wine spends about twenty days on skins in
upright Garbellotto tini and is aged for two years in small-medium botti from
Garbellotto and Austrian coopers Schneckenleitner and Stockinger. Barolo
from Serralunga is renowned for power and structure but the combination here of
vine age, a perfect site and Daniele's gentle approach in the cantina yield a
wine that shows energy and finesse. Theres a core of bright red fruits
with spice and floral notes, the firm tannins carrying a long finish. Like a lot
of the 2019's its still open and drinking beautifully but I cant wait to see
this after a few years in the cellar. Approx 800 dozen
produced.
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More Information:
Wine Category | Red |
Region | Piedmont |
Grape(s) | Nebbiolo |
Village | Monforte d'Alba |
Vintage | 2019 |
Wine Type | Barolo |
Bottle Size | 750ml |