2020 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis (1500ml)

96 POINTS

Falstaff

Shimmering ruby in colour. Opens on the nose with aromas of blackberry and plum, plus some truffle and liquorice. Grippy, finely-meshed tannins characterize the palate, crisp fruit, shows good tension, and firm drive on the finish.

96 POINTS

Falstaff

Clear ruby garnet colour. Opens on the nose with notes of blackberry and plums, as well as some truffle and liquorice. Grippy, fine-meshed tannins characterise the palate, clear fruit, shows good tension, firm drive on the finish.

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Monica Larner - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Opening to a dark Nebbiolo color, the organic Cavallotto 2020 Barolo Bricco Boschis is a little richer in this vintage. The quality of aromas also takes on a bigger profile with dried blackberry, licorice and earthy black truffle. This apparently comes from the fruit but is also shaped by the wine's long aging regime that sees 36 months in Slavonian oak casks. As a result, the delicate mineral and floral nuances that are an important feature of this wine are less prominent in 2020. This is a release of 18,582 bottles.

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Kerin O'Keefe - Wine Enthusiast

Ripe red fruit, white pepper, leather, geranium and blood orange aromas come to the forefront on the stunning 2022 Freisa from Cavallotto. It's delicious and enveloping, delivering layers of strawberry, blood orange, truffle and licorice flavors before closing on mint and a salty note. Firm, fine-grained tannins and surprisingly fresh acidity for the hot, dry vintage keep it nicely balanced. Drink 2027–2032. Abv: 14.5%

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Bruce Sanderson - Wine Spectator

This spicy red delivers cherry, raspberry, earth and eucalyptus flavors on a broad, dense frame, yet still remains fluid. Burly tannins put a lock on the finish, where accents of orange peel and spices linger.

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Aldo Fiordelli - Decanter

Full of details of prunes, stony salinity, earthy notes and forest floor, tannins firm and slightly sticky on the gums, but with crisp acidity. It's almost austere on the finish, but dynamic and balanced nonetheless, leaving room for a refreshing hint of menthol. An old-fashioned wine, perhaps even a bit funky, but sumptuously complex.

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Jeb Dunnuck

A youthful saturated red/ruby color, the 2020 Barolo Bricco Boschis leaps from the glass with tangy aromas of sour cherries, orange peel, clove (it smells like heffeweisen), and dried earth. The palate is lovely, revealing a refined structure, ripe, velvety tannins, and a pure core of concentration with a ripe yet weightless feel. It has good depth and remains fresh, and its structure lasts long on the finish, but so does its fruit. I liked the palate more than the nose at this stage, and it's likely going to improve with time in bottle over the next 12-15 years. Drink 2026-2040."

Walter Speller - JancisRobinson.com

Mid-to-deep ruby. Very youthful on the nose, like the wine was just racked off from the cask. Very distinctive. Cranberry and savoury spice with hints of tamarind and garden herbs. Racy acidity that works like a shot of energy. Wired raspberry and completely dry. Stunning, fine, gravelly tannins. 18 /20