2020 Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté

The 2020 Barolo Ginestra Casa Matè is super-impressive today. All the signatures of this site are wonderfully delineated in the glass. A rush of dark-toned fruit, leather, incense, licorice, dried herbs, mocha, lavender and plum saturates the palate. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish, where the imposing tannins are a reminder that the 2021 will need time in bottle.

- Antonio Galloni (01/2025)

Notes of ripe cherries and red plums with hints of sandalwood and licorice. Medium-bodied with firm tannins. It’s structured and focused with complexity and depth. Ripe and vivid fruit in the middle with a dry, polished finish. Try after 2028.

- Aldo Fiordelli (04/2024)

The 2020 Barolo Ginestra Casa Mate is sourced from 65-year-old vines planted in clay-rich soils and displays a deeper transparent ruby color. On the nose, a spicier profile emerges, with notes of licorice, balsamic, cherry liqueur, smoky earth, and pipe tobacco. It shows off a broader and rounder feel on the palate and is fleshy with plush, sweet tannins and a clean, balanced finish. This wine is more approachable in this vintage, and it’s already drinking well.

-  Audrey Frick (05/2024)

Cherry, raspberry, plum, peony and wild herb flavors are shaded by a hint of toasty oak in this solidly built red. Supple in texture, fluid and balanced, with a juicy finish offset by dusty tannins. Best from 2028 through 2045. 1,300 cases made, 200 cases imported.

- Bruce Sanderson (02/2025)

The Elio Grasso 2020 Barolo Ginestra Casa Maté reveals a leaner, more streamlined mouthfeel compared to past vintages (especially compared to the far more concentrated 2019 vintage). The wine shows pretty brightness with wild berry, underripe cranberry, potting soil and sour cherry. There’s a wild hint of Eastern European dill or crushed mint as well. This edition is slightly more accessible overall with an open-knit approach and granular tannins.

- Monica Larner (04/2024)