E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis Barbera D'ALBA
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | Organically Farmed. "This has depth and suppleness to the cherry, blackberry and plum fruit flavors, with flashes of violet and almond underlined by vibrant acidity and a mineral vein. Shows fine balance and length. Drink now through 2027." - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator. Barolo is a place of peasants and royalty. The king of Savoy famously owned a prominent Barolo winery, but the most famous wines today come from old farming families working small plots of land. Chiara Boschis is part of the Borgogno clan who helped define the best of Barolo from the 1760s. Her father and two brothers ran the family winery leaving little place for Chiara. When the last heir of another Barolo farming family, E. Pira, suddenly passed away Chiara bought the historic brand and transformed it. Chiara's innovations have largely been in the vineyard, reducing yields to focus flavors. During her second harvest at E. Pira in 1994, a concerned neighbor called Chiara's father to inquire if he thought his daughter was totally nutsâ"she had simply dropped more crop at pruning than any of the Barolo old-timers had ever seen. Chiara's methods are hands-on and intense, demanding a small production. She recently doubled the size of E. Piraâ"from 1,500 cases a year to nearly 3,000. Production on her signature wine, âCannubiâ Barolo is just 800cs. |
| Price: | $ 36.98 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on March 2, 2023.
