Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2013 Polaner Champagne 2025 or simply a quiet moment

or simply a quiet moment and a decanter

or hearty pasta dishes

Finger Lakes classics

and bracingly pure

Elio Grasso, Barolo Gavarini Chiniera, 2013 Polaner Champagne 2025 or simply a quiet momentA benchmark single cru Barolo from one of Monforte d'Alba's quietest perfectionists. Elio Grasso's Gavarini Chiniera bottling comes from the Chiniera block within the Gavarini MGA, planted on sandy, limestone based soils above the family's farmhouse cellar. Gianluca Grasso leads today, working in a classical Monforte mold: long Slavonian cask aging, no shortcuts, no makeup. The 2013 vintage was a structured classical year, and at twelve years out the