Chiara Boschis (Azienda Agricola E. Pira e Figli), Barolo, Mosconi 2018

Chiara Boschis has recently purchased more vineyards in the Mosconi cru located at a cool 370 meters in elevation in Monforte d'Alba. Sourcing its fruit from an organic 1.9-hectare parcel, the 2018 Barolo Mosconi is available in a slightly larger production of 9,000 bottles. 

This is terrific news for those who love the focus and precision that Chiara Boschis is known for. The Mosconi carries generous fruit weight and volume over a streamlined mouthfeel and tight tannins. The wine ends with fresh notes of blackberry, plum and wild rose.

Drink 2025 - 2048

The 2018 E. Pira & Figli Barolo Mosconi has a nose full of sweet spice, cream, cherries, and ripe peaches, with some violet notes every now and then. The palate is encased in lovely, firm tannins which are grippy, upright and forceful but still very refined. This wine has a firm, muscular structure tannins and acidity) but is so beautifully harmonious too. Mosconi is their oldest vineyard and is in Monforte d' Alba, a commune known for producing long-lived Barolos with firm tannins. Drink up to 20-30 years.

Drink 2024 - 2044

Plenty of tense, wild-strawberry character to this with bright minerals, too. Medium-bodied with a punchy core of bright fruit, tight tannins and a tense, crystalline finish. From organically grown grapes. Needs time to even out.

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