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Barolo Via Nuova 2011 75cl

DOCG | Barolo | Piemonte | Italy
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Critics scores
93 Wine Spectator
Bright, with cherry and strawberry flavors, this red is elegant and intense. Floral and tobacco notes add depth, leading to a minerally finish. Terrific balance. Best from 2018 through 2032. 350 cases made.
92 Robert Parker
With fruit sourced from various vineyard sites across the appellation, the 2011 Barolo Via Nuova is edgier and sharper than the other two Barolos presented by Chiara Boschis this year. This expression is more vertical and immediate with bright aromas of white cherry, cassis, dried ginger and blue flower. Unlike many of its peers made in this warm vintage, Barolo Via Nuova is delicate, feminine and ethereal. It already shows beautifully at this young stage.<br/><br/>Chiara Boschis is spearheading a movement to convince the 20 or so wineries that farm the Cannubi vineyard to convert to organic farming as a collective group. Because vineyard plots in this historic cru are so small and sandwiched so closely together, it really does come down to an all or nothing approach. If her proposal is successful and consensus on organic farming is reached, Cannubi would become a model for the rest of Italian wine.
Producer
E. Pira & Figli - Chiara Boschis
Chiara Boschis is a true protagonist among the small, but driven group of women winemakers in the Langhe. Coming from a long lineage of viticulturists, she took the reins of E. Pira & Figli in 1990. Her parents purchased the estate in 1981 from an old wine producing family who had no heirs to take over the property. While she never wanted to change the winery’s name, she tastefully added her own. Her goal from the beginning has been to seamlessly unite the astonishing potential of Barolo, with approachable elegance, and bold, intense aromas. She achieves this goal, vintage after vintage, through rigorous vineyard management, meticulous selection, and impeccable vinification techniques such as shortened maceration, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and aging in big oak barrels or barriques. In 2010, her brother, Giorgio joined her, and they now run this historical small wine cellar together. Today, the estate’s extremely limited production is crafted from eight and a half hectares of vineyards. Located only amongst the best hills of Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba and Barolo, the family still cultivates a small plot in the famed Cannubi vineyard. The resulting wines are some of the most refined and delicate wines in Italy. Their collection is envied by many.