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2010 Giovanni Manzone Barolo Le Gramolere 750 ml

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2010 Giovanni Manzone Barolo “Gramolere”

The 2010 vintage ranks among the greatest ever in Northern Europe. Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Rhône Valley shined like rarely before. But if we were to pick one wine route where that fabulously drawn-out growing season most excelled, it would have to be Piedmont.

Particularly on the limestone-strewn hillsides of Monforte d’Alba, the top estates turned out some of their greatest Barolos in decades. Gianluca Grasso’s Barolo Gavarini Vigna Chiniera and Conterno’s monumental Barolo Monfortino led the high-scoring charge. Finishing just a hair behind was Giovanni Manzone’s voluptuous 2010 Barolo “Gramolere.”

Why is the 2010 Barolo vintage the highest-rated harvest in decades, earning 98 points from Parker and 96-99 from Wine Spectator? The fruit set was fairly small on Vigna Gramolere, as rain in early May delayed flowering. After a rainy last week of June, July turned exceedingly dry. Most importantly, throughout the summer months, days were warm and nights cold, a prolonged and dramatic diurnal temperature shift that slowed down the maturation process. October rains refreshed the vines. On Barolo’s poorly draining sites, the rain proved challenging, but on the rugged hillsides of Monforte the vines shrugged off the storm.

At Manzone, harvest was pushed back until the first days of November, the latest date in recent history.

The 2010 Manzone “Gramolere” is the plushest and most Burgundian in Mauro Manzone’s vintage lineup. Dark ruby in color. The nose features a rich floral mix of dark cherry and plum, rose petals, dried herbs, and cinnamon. Broad, weighty, and finely muscled, chunky in texture, filled with black cherry and black-fruit preserves, finishing with the ripe-tannin backbone that’s so typical of the extraordinary Barolos of the vintage. Drink now-2025.

94 points from Wine Spectator. 94+ from Antonio Galloni. $65 on release. Just $45 this morning — the lowest price in America — for one of the truly jaw-dropping Barolos of the historic 2010 vintage. 600 bottles are up for grabs.