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2006 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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6/30/2014 - CAQC wrote: 100 points

Excellent... awesome !!! No words can describe... don't ask questions... just try it.

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2013 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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7/10/2020 - Dionysos 1920 wrote: 99 points

Dégusté à la cave. Un équilibre parfait pour un vin de toute grande classe, plus sur le plaisir et l’équilibre que sur la puissance, magique quand même, la barrique est encore très (trop ?) présente, tannique, un vin fait pour durer.

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2013 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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3/15/2022 - Decarlor wrote: 99 points

One of the best 2013 Barolos

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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11/3/2017 - Jespersabroe Likes this wine: 98 points

Deep, intense, rich, complete with notes of dark fruit, tobacco and licorice. The monthfell is very creamy. Love this wine!

Modern, maybe, but with plenty of Barolo character to back it up. Great potential here, but it will be hard to resist....

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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10/6/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 98 points

Tasted after 2013 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate. A bit of oak on the nose, more open in comparison, layered, notes of earth, spices, mushrooms, lovely fruit, hints of minerality. On the palate quite restrained, powerful tannins with some fruit peaking through. Superbly balanced, very complete, fresh, bright, with ripe, polished tannins. Very long and lingering. Amazing wine already, but likely better in 3-5+ years. 97-98+

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2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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12/11/2023 - norsktorsk wrote: 98 points

This was outstanding. tannins attenuated. compared to Vietti Rocche and Brunate from 2005 which were very tannic even on day two.

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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1/26/2017 - ralleceniw Likes this wine: 98 points

Classic Barolo from an exceptional vintage. Surprisingly balanced tannins given the age, drinkable now but with structure that will ensure long aging. Would not be surprised if this can go 50+ years. Tasted along with 2010 Sandrone Le Vigne. The Runcot is superior.

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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11/9/2016 - rossi.wine wrote: 98 points

Tasted after 2012 Barolo Chiniera and Casa Maté. Wonderful depth and finesse on the nose. Floral notes, crushed stones, spices, herbs, earth, and of course ripe, dark stone fruit. On the palate lots of structure - the tannins are ripe and polished, but seriously powerful. Lots of drive and lift, wonderful balance and length. Spicy, mineral, brooding, fresh. Exceptional, but it will of course need lots of patience. Although pretty much all 2012 Barolo at this tasting were impressive, the 2010 Riserva by Grasso and Cavallotto (San Giuseppe) stole the show for me. 97-98+

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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10/9/2016 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 98 points

Initial nose of cranberry, raspberry, balsamic, ginger, lavender and crushed rock which becomes sweeter and more like cherry cola and diverse sweet spices with air. Not as aromatic as I recall from March this year. In the mouth it is incredibly intense, full-bodied and mouth-filling with sweet balsamic and tar dominant (a signature taste of these wines at maturity too). With air the flavours begin to evolve wonderfully with great definition - sweet spices, then sweet plum, sweet new leather, liquorice, forest floor, and smoke. The finish almost has the strong grip of a fine old Cognac - in a way that reminds me of the 1935 Cappellano Barolo at the moment (see my separate note). Compelling stuff.

Of course lots of acidity - but this is the most ripe, balanced and structured Runcot that I can recall. I have found some vintages a touch 'heavy' but this is not the case here - intense but balanced and draws you back for sip after sip. Very high but perfectly ripe and actually sweet tannins (inc wood of course) that will need until 2020 to integrate but is by no means as painful to drink now as is the case with many other top 2010 Barolos. Incredibly long and interesting - with the taste of sweet balsamic, cherry cola, tar and spices lasting right up until the next sip. Becomes a bit drier with an hour in a glass - I'm not sure this will shut down too much but certainly it could become more muted during the next couple of years.

The best wine Elio Grasso have made. Drink 2022 to 2040. 98-99pts.

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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8/26/2016 - JulianSkeels Likes this wine: 98 points

I tried this wine with the Grasso family back in March, but they wanted to keep quiet and give this time before public release in September. Out of respect for such a lovely family, I've also kept quiet since then. Now it's almost September... this by far the best Runcot yet. A fantastic wine, only just bottled when I tried it - needing time to settle but there is clear greatness here. Powerful deep nose and LONG and intense finish with lovely hints of orange. Superb. Absolute phenolic ripeness, with acidity not too high. Used only toasted oak for 48 months, longer than regular bottlings. I recently enjoyed a bottle of the 97 Runcot from my cellar, which was full of tar. The 2010 adds far greater aromatic complexity and both depth and breadth of flavours. There are no critics score (or even other CT notes) on this yet - but trust me and just buy as much as you can when it is released. Tasted alongside the Chiniera and Casa Mate 2012s and it blew them away. This is easily 98+pts for me and should be at peak from 2025-2040. A 'wow' wine that may not be quite as perfect as the 2007 Vietti Riserva Villero I recently enjoyed, but I would still rather have the 2010 Runcot in my glass...

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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9/26/2014 - jimmit wrote: 97 points

- Brick color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a long finish - One of the outright stars of the 2010 Barolo's. Very distinctive, you would pick this one out blind every time. Not a shy wine compared to its peers but such a beautiful nose and full tilt hit of concentrated cherry cola like fruit. I'm in love just like everyone else I saw taste this.

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2013 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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8/21/2022 - TomC1369 Likes this wine: 97 points

Opened 5 hours before. Then decanted three hours before. Still very slow to reveal itself. But once it does it is stellar. That startling mix of intensity and weightlessness. It needs food - for us summer truffle with pasta and aubergine parmigiana - better with the latter. The last glass was that extraordinary combination of porcini and a Scottish kelp forest. Give it air and give it food. It may gather weight over the next decade but it is no crime to enjoy it now.

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2010 Elio Grasso Barolo Gavarini Chiniera

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4/28/2023 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 97 points

Medium ruby color, just a hint of bricking towards the rim. First slightly holding back, but opening up with a little bit of swirling in the glass. This is still young, but showing beautiful complexity already with notes of red currant, sweet red cherries, some flowery notes of dried rose petals and violets, mint, some herbal notes, there is also a nice mineral vein of graphite and a touch of tar, truffle, also some underwood while it‘s opening up. Constantly changing in the glass, buildling up layer over layer of aromatic complexity. It‘s medium-full bodied, with great persistence, it‘s showing depth without weight, has medium-high tannin that is super silky and pretty high acidity adding to the overall impression of freshness. Long towering finish.
Wow, this putting on weight with more air and adding so much complexity. A breath-taking Barolo and not crazy to open a bottle now if you have a few. (97+)

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2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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5/12/2012 - bza Likes this wine: 97 points

This wine explodes from the glass with an impressive complexity of
nuances. Classic Barolo aromas of tar, roses, sour cherry, black tea, licorice and oak. It´s a truly profound and super-rich wine with layer upon layer with exceptional complexity. Cool and balanced on the palate with a massive structure, ripe black fruits, menthol, spices and black tea. No sign of over ripeness or it´s high alcohol content (15%) and a really long finish.

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2004 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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1/30/2019 - br_winelover Likes this wine: 97 points

At its peak. Decanted for 4+ hours, then placed back in the bottle and drank one hour later. Complex, long, intense, floral, still fruity but with tertiary notes of tar and leather, concentrated but really easy to drink, velvety tannins, everything you want in a Barolo is here. One of the top three I've ever tasted. Drink or hold.

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2005 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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1/18/2020 - Javachip Likes this wine: 97 points

San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline al tartufo, 1/18/2020 (Solare Restaurant, Liberty Station, Point Loma, San Diego CA): Clear dark ruby-garnet red color. Glorious bouquet of pomegranates, cherries, blackberries, leather, mocha, dark baking spices, stony soil. Similar on the palate, full body, seamless, beautiful balance, polished tannins, lingering finish. At prime now with a decant, with decades of potential. My #2.

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2004 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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8/14/2011 - MQuentel@web.de wrote: 97 points

This is a luxury barolo, very focused on elegance, purity and a Perfect Structure. The barrique is absolutely well integrated, the tannins are Perfect and the aftertaste reachs from here to Honolulu.

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2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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4/13/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 97 points

Had it for dinner at Ca del Lupo in Montelupo Albese in Piedmont. This Barolo absolutely blew me away. After I have tasted many vintages of this wine over the last years, I expected it to be way too young, but I couldn't resist. Still very young, but beautiful nose of red berries (strawberry), cherries, some tar, smoke, spices and licorice. With some air, also some minty/eucalyptus flavors develop. Very fleshy on the palate, with incredible purity and complexity. Masses of top-notch tannin and a fresh acidity. All in stunning harmony and balance. Unbelievably dense, concentrated and long but with an incredible tension and elegance. Seriously one of the best young Baroli I have ever had...

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2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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6/27/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 97 points

I was lucky enough to drink it again...My tasting note is really virtually identical to the last one of April 2013. Incredible nose of strawberries, cherries, tar and some smoke, as well as flowers. Hits the palate with a full body, high density, amazing length and high acidity that's barely recognizable under the tons of fruit and body. Undeniably a very masculine Barolo... But in a very complex and elegant way. It might close down at some point for several years of hibernation but right now it leaves me speechless.... again.

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2007 Elio Grasso Barolo Gavarini Chiniera

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12/25/2017 - mikemboutiquewines wrote: 97 points

Wine of the night concensus against some very steep (and expensive) competition!

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2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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11/16/2013 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 97 points

Was lucky to get the last bottle at one of my favorite restaurants at an extremely attractive price. Since my last tasting note of June 2013 it has closed down quite a bit. It is still an absolutely mind-blowing Barolo, but I would give it at least 5-7 years in the cellar before enjoying it again.

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2008 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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9/8/2016 - MNig Likes this wine: 97 points

This wine is just getting started, but boy, am I happy, that I still have a few more safely stored away. Served chilled and after some aeration and having warmed up a bit, this wine simply didn't stop singing!
Absolutely fabulous nose of ripe heart cherries, plum juice, sweetly dark fruits, rose petals, tar, sous bois, leather, dried tobacco leaves, truffles and an ethereal aroma which always reminds me of aged aceto balsamico. These aromas seem to be constantly shifting and alternating, with the scent of sweetly spices accompanying them the entire time.

The wine possesses fresh and vibrant acidity, as well as velvety yet notable tannins. Full-bodied and refined, with well-integrated alcohol at 14.5% abv and likewise well-integrated wood. A very complex and multi-layered wine. Still, a little on the brooding side. Plum juice, sweetly spices, leather, an earthiness and dark cherries from Basel. Immensely long finish, that just doesn't want to end. This wine was made to endure time and should continue to delight humanity for another two decades.

Gerade am Beginn seiner Trinkreife und nachdem er Betriebstemperatur erreicht hatte, weil er direkt aus der Kühlung kam, hörte der einfach nicht mehr auf zu singen! Absolut grandios!

Schwarzkirsche, Pflaumenjus, süßliche, reife Früchte, Rosenblütenblätter, Teer, feuchter Waldboden, Leder, Tabakblätter, Trüffel und eine leicht ätherische Note, welche mich an gereiften Aceto Balsamico erinnert. Diese Aromen wechseln sich dann stetig ab, immer gepaart mit süßlichen Gewürzen.
Frische Säure, seidige aber präsente Tannine im Mund. Körperreich und elegant, mit gut eingebundenem Alkohol bei 14,5 Vol.-% und ebenfalls gut eingebundenem Holz. Komplex und vielschichtig. Der Wein hält sich noch etwas zurück. Am Gaumen wieder Pflaumenjus, eine süßliche Würze, Leder, erdig und Baseler Schwarzkirschkonfitüre. Immens langer Nachhall, der einfach nicht enden will. An dem Wein wird man noch in 20 Jahren seine Freude haben.

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2004 Elio Grasso Barolo Riserva Rüncot

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11/16/2013 - FamilyLarsson wrote: 97 points

Detta är verkligen en otroligt bra Barolo. Börjar nu nå sina första mognadstoner men har en väldigt lång utveckling framför sig. Mörka körsbär, lakrits , tjära, apelsinskal, aceton, läder. Bra grepp i tanninerna men balanseras upp bra av frukten och syran. Otroligt lång och fin eftersmak med alla de ingredienser man vill ha i ett kvalitetsvin från Piemonte. Herregud vad det är gott med en riktigt bra Barolo. Då ligger denna ändå inte i den allra översta prisklassen.

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11/16/2016 - MNig Likes this wine: 97 points

Blindverkostung mit Freunden. #9 Zunächst etwas zurückhaltender im Bouquet. Mit zunehmender Belüftung aber, zeigt der Wein seine Klasse und noch bevor er wirklich angefangen hat zu singen, sind schon alle vollkommen begeistert. Wundervolle Aromen von dunklen Kirschen, Pflaumen, sous bois, Leder, Veilchen, Tabak, Trüffel, Süßholz und etwas Teer erhalte ich in der Nase. Im Mund zeigt er sich körperreich, mit frischer Säure und präsenten und straffen, aber auch sehr noblen Tanninen. Momentan noch etwas ein Raubein mit Samthandschuhen. Am Gaumen dann Noten von saftigen Pflaumen, Kirschen, Waldbeeren, Leder und einem leicht grünlichem Touch nach Tabakblättern. Viel Extrakt, unwahrscheinlich viel Struktur und ein immens langer Nachhall. Bereits komplex und dennoch verschlossen.

Blind tasting with friends. #9 I’ve been able to enjoy this 2008 a few times already and my experience with this wine has been rather consistent until now. The wine’s bouquet starts off rather reluctant, but if given enough time (around an hour at least), it will sing you an opera. Wonderful aromas of dark cherries, plums, sous bois, leather, violets, tobacco, truffles, licorice and a note of tar. The 2008 Rüncot exhibits strength, vivid acid, as well as notably tight yet noble tannins. At this stage the 2008 presents itself as a little ruffian, but with velvet gloves. Good, juicy attack on the palate with flavors of plums, cherries, wild berries, leather and a slight greenish touch like tobacco leaves. A lot of extract, an incredible structure and an immensely long-lasting finish. Already very complex, yet still, also quite withdrawn.

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2013 Elio Grasso Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

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11/1/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 97 points

Tasted after 2013 Chiniera. Not much to add to the previous note. A bit darker in character, more masculine, mineral, intense. Powerful tannins, lots of structure. Very very long. This is a fabulous young wine and should in time turn into something extra-special. 96-97+

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