Chiara Boschis (Azienda Agricola E. Pira e Figli), Barolo, Mosconi 2013

A garnet-tinged ruby color, the 2013 Barolo Via Mosconi is singing today. Deep and expressive, it offers notes of ripe cherries, dried flowers, spice, and earthy complexity. Medium to full-bodied, it has beautifully resolved tannins and remarkable balance, sitting in a fantastic drinking window while still showing plenty of life ahead. A complete and exceptional Barolo that delivers both depth and harmony. Drink 2026-2040.

The 2013 Barolo Mosconi shows thicker textural fiber and greater overall power. The Mosconi site is characterized by heavy clay soils that act like a sponge and keep the moisture locked deep within even during the warmest months. The wine opens to coffee and dark fruit with more cherry, spice, tobacco and black truffle at the back. The mouthfeel is generous and wide in appeal, showing tannic firmness that coats the palate. The wine's layering is rich and lasting in intensity. This wine shows excellent possibility for further cellar evolution.

Dark, ample and inviting, the 2013 Barolo Mosconi shows the pure power and breadth that is so typical of this site. Black cherry, plum, mocha, smoke, tobacco and licorice are all fused together. The Mosconi presents an especially virile, baritone expression of Nebbiolo, with less finesse than is found in the estate's other Barolos. That said, there is quite a bit of polish to play off the natural richness of Mosconi. The 2013 is an especially refined, layered wine for this site.