Barolo Via Nuova 2020

E. PIRA & FIGLI - CHIARA BOSCHIS

Barolo Via Nuova
2020

  • Organic

$149.99*

* Suggested retail price
Product code
891820
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Allocated
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

Chiara Boschis has an incredible story. In a region where women winemakers are far from the norm she has built a collection of wines that is the envy of many. The E Pira e Figli estate was passed from father to son for centuries, until the late 1980’s when Luigi Pira passed away. At that time his sisters who inherited the vineyards felt that they could no longer maintain the estate. Hoping to keep the tradition alive they sold the estate to Chiara Boschis whose family had long been friends of...

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Tasting notes

The Barolo Via Nuova has a lively garnet ruby color with an intense nose of notes of dried flowers, spice, red fruit,
almond and citrus fruits.
Good body, nice tannins and a long finish.
When first opened it is a little timid, but with time in the glass or prior decanting it opens up nicely.

Press reviews

Jeb Dunnuck

- 97 points -

May 2023 (Vintage 2020)

The 2020 Barolo Via Nuova takes on a more introspective and serious tone, with more concentration and dark berry notes of black raspberry and cherry as well as dark earth and menthol. It is fresh on the palate, with significantly more concentration from the vintage, with cherry, tea leaf, and turned soil. (I love how each vintage is so transparent as a lens into the different nature of any given year’s climate and conditions.) This is the most muscular of the wines.

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