93 Robert Parker
Chiara Boschis has produced an admirable 2011 Barolo Cannubi that offers deep richness and plush layers that you don't often get with this single-vineyard. The vintner has done a terrific job of portraying the muscular vintage against the feminine vineyard site. Barolo Cannubi opens to dark fruit, dry earth and spice. Yet, it remains breezy and airy, nonetheless, with an elegant and buoyant personality. Pretty menthol notes appear on the close. Farming is organic and this wine is aged in barrique and botte grande in equal parts.
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.
Importer(s):
Indigenous Selection, 1215 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 101, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 , (954) 530-4021 , www.indigenousselections.com
93 Wine Spectator
This is pure and elegant, exhibiting cherry, strawberry, floral and mineral flavors, married to a solid, stylish frame. Linear yet verging on lacy, with a long, resonant aftertaste. Best from 2018 through 2032.—B.S.
93 Robert Parker
Chiara Boschis has produced an admirable 2011 Barolo Cannubi that offers deep richness and plush layers that you don't often get with this single-vineyard. The vintner has done a terrific job of portraying the muscular vintage against the feminine vineyard site. Barolo Cannubi opens to dark fruit, dry earth and spice. Yet, it remains breezy and airy, nonetheless, with an elegant and buoyant personality. Pretty menthol notes appear on the close. Farming is organic and this wine is aged in barrique and botte grande in equal parts.
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.
Importer(s):
Indigenous Selection, 1215 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 101, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 , (954) 530-4021 , www.indigenousselections.com
93 Wine Spectator
This is pure and elegant, exhibiting cherry, strawberry, floral and mineral flavors, married to a solid, stylish frame. Linear yet verging on lacy, with a long, resonant aftertaste. Best from 2018 through 2032.—B.S.
93 James Suckling
A silky and fine wine with blueberry, plum and mineral character. Full body, tight palate and a long finish. Better in 2016.