Elio Grasso 2018 Gavarini Chiniera Barolo DOCG Piedmont Italy sparkling wine 95 Points Jeb Dunnuck -

95 Points Jeb Dunnuck - The 2019 S De Suduiraut is straight-up brilliant and unquestionably ranks with the top whites in the vintage

detailed finish

and it always checked in near the upper end of the scale

It's ripe and powerful with the Apalta signature

so beautifully defined

Elio Grasso 2018 Gavarini Chiniera Barolo DOCG Piedmont Italy sparkling wine 95 Points Jeb Dunnuck -96 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The Gavarini Chiniera vineyard is shaped like an amphitheater with thick forests at the back (which protects from cold air currents) and sandy chalk soil at 380 meters in elevation. This is a special site, and the Elio Grasso 2018 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is always one of Grasso's most easily recognized wines. This vintage is exceptionally bright and vibrant with lifted tones of cherry, plum, blue flower and