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Silvio Grasso 2007 Ciabot Manzoni Nebbiolo (Barolo)

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Price $93

This is a wine to fall immediately in love with. How can anyone resist this density, richness in color and concentration? Black spice and mature fruit aromas are woven around delicate touches of red rose, cherry cola and mesquite smoke. The wine’s generous persistency can be counted in many long minutes. Drink after 2018. — M.L. (9/1/2011)

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Silvio Grasso 2006 Ciabot Manzoni Nebbiolo (Barolo)

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Barolo Ciabot Manzoni is a tremendous wine with rich notes of cherry, vanilla and chocolate. Yes, it’s a bold, modern wine but there’s no denying the quality and beauty here. Give it more time in the cellar to allow those oak notes to integrate and give more prominence to the sophisticated aromas of wild berries, mineral, cola and licorice that are generously… — M.L. (12/1/2010)

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Silvio Grasso 2006 Bricco Luciani Nebbiolo (Barolo)

Here’s a wine that shows careful craftsmanship in both the vineyard and the winery. Silvio Grasso’s Barolo Bricco Luciani is a bold and expertly extracted wine with heft and determination that is in no way overdone. You’ll identify aromas of spice, smoke, cinnamon and clove lavished over a bright core of blackberry and plum. The wine also offers interesting earthy… — M.L. (12/1/2010)

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Silvio Grasso 2007 Bricco Luciani Nebbiolo (Barolo)

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Price $74

This is a beautiful wine that exhibits seductively dark concentration and bright aromas of red berries, cola and licorice that are characteristic of the Nebbiolo grape. The tannins show a polished, silky nature and will continue to evolve over long years of cellar aging. — M.L. (9/1/2011)

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Silvio Grasso 2005 Bricco Luciani Nebbiolo (Barolo)

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Price $70

This Bricco Luciani expression of Nebbiolo shows pretty berry nuances that are woven carefully between mesquite, cola, spice and white pepper. There’s personality and dimension here and the wine tastes particularly bright and vibrant in the mouth. You could pair this Barolo with quail or Cornish hen. — M.L. (2/1/2010)

Most Reviewed Designations

Bricco Luciani Ciabot Manzoni

Most Reviewed Varietals

Nebbiolo

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