Barolo Riserva Rüncot, Elio Grasso 2001 ★Barolo 的耀眼巨星 ★絕佳年份才釀造，近20年只釀了10個年份 ★年產1500支左右 ★AG92/ST92+/vivino4.4(70酒評) Elio Grasso 總是自稱他是師承 Aldo Conterno (一家令人尊崇的酒莊)，對 Conterno 酒莊更是抱以最崇高的敬仰。Elio Grasso 於1979年放棄了銀行的工作跑到 Monforte 經營這間 14公頃的酒莊，有了大師 Aldo 的協助與建議，Elio 在古典派與現代派間開創了自我的風格，他的幾款酒被認為是整個 Barolo 地區最為傑出酒款之ㄧ。 酒莊現在在Monforte小鎮上有三個單一葡萄園的 Barolo : 其中兩個 Gavarini Vigna Chiniera 和 Ginestra Vigna Casa Maté 是儲存於南斯拉夫大橡木桶裡，是傳統派的酒款。另一個就是今日介紹的 Runcot 儲存於全新的法國小橡木桶裡，是現代派的酒款。 占地 1.8 公頃，位於海拔 300~320 公尺，面向南方的 Barolo Rüncot 單一葡萄園，以現代的方式釀製葡萄酒，存放在法國橡木桶內 28~30 個月，之後再到不鏽鋼桶內進行乳酸發酵。而今日介紹的Barolo Rüncot Riserva 只有在絕佳的年份才有生產。 92 pts Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, October 2006: The 2001 Barolo Rüncot is the darkest of these 2001 Barolos. It opens with deeply spiced nose that is followed by intense sweet dark fruit and toasted oak flavors that are beautifully integrated in a sleek, elegant interpretation of Barolo from Monforte. Exquisitely well-balanced, this superb Barolo will be at its best in a few years and will provide great drinking to age 15, perhaps more. In 2001 the Rüncot saw 40 days of maceration on the skins followed by 36 months of aging in 100% new oak barrels. That said, the 2001 signals a new level of maturity here as a reduction in toast levels has proven to be a good decision and this 2001 shows much greater clarity and definition than the 2000. 92+ pts Stephen Tanzer, vinous.com, November 2004: (from a mix of clay and chalk; also from the Gavarini vineyard) Nuanced nose of cherry, coffee, smoke and underbrush, with a sexy note of coconutty oak. Very suave and deep; sweetened by its wood element but comes across as quite juicy, with firm mineral grip. Ultimately quite different in shape from the family's other two 2001 Barolos: more clenched and tightly wound but at the same time conveying an even stronger impression of energy. Finishes very long and richly tannic, with some obvious wood tannins that will need six or seven years of cellaring. Grasso's Runcot, which is aged for 28 to 30 months in all new barriques, is made, says Gianluca, from "powerful grapes and lower crop levels, and can support the oak." 如有興趣, 可以到此 Hong Kong online Wine shop 或 WhatsApp 9405 2600 Wines Buddy購買
