Giovanni Manzone, Barolo Le Gramolere, 2001 CS20230629 and dark fruit to shine

and dark fruit to shine without oak getting in the way

with the domaine officially founded in 1960 by Charles Bravay

earthy complexity and just a whisper of smoke

The nose is complex

tannins soft as suede

Giovanni Manzone, Barolo Le Gramolere, 2001 CS20230629 and dark fruit to shineTraditional Barolo at perfect maturity from one of Piedmont's most under the radar gems. The Manzone family has made wine in Monforte d'Alba since 1925now run by the third generation. Their philosophy is resolutely non interventionist: indigenous yeast fermentation, long macerations, and aging in large Slavonian oak casks rather than new French barriques. At 24 years old, this Le Gramolere has developed the ethereal complexity that only patient