Elio Grasso

Over the last decade or so, Grasso has stepped up quality in a meaningful way. There seems to be no limit where this small family-run estate can go from here.

Elio Grasso was my first stop on my fall tasting trip. As has been the case for a number of years, Grasso's Barolos sit at a very high level within the hierarchy of Piedmont's top estates. In the end, Grasso decided to bottle a single Barolo, as described in the accompanying tasting note. ANTONIO GALLONI