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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 111 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by CheviotCellar on 4/26/2024 & rated 93 points: Lovely complex nose. Palate has significant acid. Bodes well for future, 94-95 range in 10-20 years (1646 views) | | | Tasted by tcarter on 4/12/2024 & rated 94 points: This was terrific. Tasted about a decade older than the age printed on the bottle—in a very nice spot! Drank after about 90 minutes of air. (1910 views) | | | Tasted by Rond on 2/10/2024 & rated 95 points: Really nice after a long decant, with notes of licorice, tobacco, and cedar, with nice acidity. (2834 views) | | | Tasted by americanstorm on 2/8/2024 & rated 95 points: This needed a good 90 minutes to really open up and shine. Roses, tar and a hint of cherry on the nose. Spice, dark cherry or black raspberries, leather and earth . Great mouthfeel and very long finish. Left about a glass and a half overnight to finish the next day and it became even better with the tannins becoming more pronounced, in a good way, and the flavors becoming more pronounced and deep. Even longer finish. This is just entering what should be a long bueatiful drinking window. Really nice barolo. 95+ (2824 views) | | | Tasted by danielbleier on 1/23/2024 & rated 94 points: WOTN with Betsy's team...lovely, balanced wine with cherry and sweet spice with firm tannins. (3442 views) | | | Tasted by Jeanda on 1/11/2024 & rated 93 points: Nez un peu fermé à l'ouverture, puis délivrant des fruits rouges et des notes florales (rose) et épicées. Bouche sublime par sa tenue encore un peu ferme mais charnue et avec une trame acide qui donne beaucoup d'énergie. Tout ce qu'on attend d'un grand barolo. A boire dès maintenant après 2-3 heures d'ouverture ou garder 5 ans. (3293 views) | | | Tasted by Jerseyjudge on 12/26/2023 & rated 96 points: Still drinking so well, and I’m still very enthusiastic. The tannins are a little less drying but still present along with the acidity to give the wine fine tightness and energy. What I like so much about this wine is that the tannins although present have never stood in the way of the classic nose or the energetic dark red fruit. I don’t know if all that means the wine will continue to get better with age or if it just means that the wine is plain delightful to drink right now. Either way it’s a terrific bottle of Barolo! (2650 views) | | | Tasted by Rond on 11/18/2023: Exceptional after a long decant. Notes of licorice, cedar, leather, and black cherry, with nice acidity to lend balance to the tannins and earth. (2997 views) | | | Tasted by RichardP on 11/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Rose petal and cherry on the nose. On the palate, black cherry, plum, and notes of rose petal, black tea, and other earthy notes on the long finish, with strong tannins and strong acidity. This was excellent, and it was an excellent value at about $65; at the $95 I see it going for now it would be an average value. This has years to go yet - the Cellartracker drinking window looks about right. (2869 views) | | | Tasted by Irish_Wine on 11/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Beautiful, savoury nose with layers of red plum, tar, mushrooms and dried cherries. A waft of beef broth! Full bodied, powerful yet effortlessly elegant on the palate. Incredible persistence on the finish. Delicious now but would try to keep your hands off it for longer if possible.
WSET Notes:
Pale garnet.
Pronounced on the nose with red cherry, red plum, tar, rose, earth, leather, beef broth, aniseed, mushroom and dried cherry. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high alcohol, high tannins, high acidity, long finish.
Too young. (2753 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 11/1/2023 & rated 92 points: Double decanted around 1pm and taken to a white truffle dinner with OenoEd and vinus_operandi at v_o's house. There was a great selection of truffle dishes that were spot on with the wines...'09 G. Conterno Francia Barolo, '16 M. Rostaing Cote-Rotie Blonde, '13 Cavallotto Bricco Boschis, and '15 Produttori del Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva, all blinded when served with some of the wines double blind to each of us. Dishes included a very creative seared and lightly smoked venison carpaccio with morels, blackberries and white truffle et al, soft scrambled eggs with white truffles, classic homemade tajarin with butter and white truffle, and a fried porcini risotto cake, not to mention a delicious apple tart dessert.
I had this pegged as abut 15 years old as it did have some bricking on the edge. Though it is uber-traditional, I thought I detected some wood onthe nose initially, but the nose was quite expressive. Clearly Nebbiolo. There were what I usually consider oak derived flavors and smells of tobacco, cedar and a hint of vanilla...(perhaps this was aged in relatively new botti?) Very floral as well. Seemed a little higher in ABV than the other wines. The fruit was quite hidden in my view and together with a whiff of VA leads me to think there is a minor flaw in this bottle (perhaps a little TCA? or just a little oxidation from a bad cork?). It did get better later when tasted with the tajarin, but was not quite as good as the best examples from other vintages of this wine I have had. Still quite nice. I have a couple bottles of this in my cellar too, so I may give one a try this winter and hold the other much longer. (3378 views) | | | Tasted by jonathanknowles on 9/8/2023 & rated 92 points: Barolo and friends 2023; 9/8/2023-9/16/2023 (Le Langhe, Piedmont, Italy): Red cherry, hibiscus, aniseed. Leather, orange peel and a touch of menthol. Bramble and moss, undergrowth. Medium bodied, bright and fresh. Fennel towards the end of the mouthful. Polished but grippy tannin. A sense of aroma in the mouth. Lovely savoury finish. Excellent. Became a bit weightier as the bottle remained open for a few hours. (3240 views) | | | Tasted by OhioNerd on 9/1/2023 & rated 94 points: Elegant Vibrant Beautiful
Evolved and improved through the evening. (2874 views) | | | Tasted by up4wine on 8/24/2023 & rated 93 points: Super wine (3094 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 8/22/2023 & rated 92 points: This was very good with tar, amaro,rose petal, bitter root, classic profile, supple with fine not so huge tannins but balanced; very nice, very classic, but so far each time I feel I expected more out of this. Maybe it just wasn't very aromatic or especially complex which I would expect from this bottling. Very good with the truffle risotto and the bolognese pasta. Forma w/L,Q,S (3138 views) | | | Tasted by yossarian.livez on 8/21/2023: Stumbled out of the gates. Very basic, thin, lacking fruit for a 10 yo barolo without clear structure to hide beneath. Reticent fruit, tannin there but outpaces the body. 88
Day 2. After 24 hrs in the fridge, what a difference. Fleshing out, fruit, herb, underbrush. Pairs well with everything at the table and is a massive accentuator. Gaining body, tannin is still there but in proportion and fine grained. Increasing power and tension. Thankfully I have a couple more to hold. 93 (3189 views) | | | Tasted by MattB72 on 6/3/2023 & rated 93 points: Delicious. Drinking well now and will only get better over the next 10 years (3700 views) | | | Tasted by Rond on 5/20/2023 & rated 94 points: Decanted for 2 hours. Some bricking on the rim, but still fresh. Notes of black cherry, cocoa, and black tea. Really nice. (3620 views) | | | Tasted by kwl on 5/1/2023 & rated 89 points: Clear, medium ruby with brown edges. The nose was pronounced with haw, black tea, mushrooms, forest floor, but with some fresher sour red cherries and red plums. Bone dry, high acidity, prominent raspy tannins, fairly high alcohol. Pronounced intensity and long finish. This bottle seems to be slightly more developed than it's 11 years of age. If others are like this, probably good to drink up. Will need to open up another to try soon. (3668 views) | | | Tasted by RHaz on 4/18/2023 & rated 96 points: 67. Big and concentrated and elegant. Massively savoury - reduced beef stock and almost marmite. But balanced out by red and dark fruits, and with high acidity playing with the big tannins and the wood/vanilla. Very good. (3856 views) | | | Tasted by Hamersly on 4/10/2023: Still closed and tannic on day 2 but lots of potential. Try again in 3-5 years. (3566 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 3/8/2023 & rated 92 points: 2013 Barolo tasting at 67PM: This was the wine that improved the most with air. Didn't show much on the nose and palate first but the dark red fruit became more expressive and savoury with time in the glass. Not as harsh or structured as I expected from this producer, drinking really well with air. Ranked 3/9. (4021 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/27/2023: Well, it was better on day 7 slow-mox - it finally came into gear and gave up some fruit and its monstrous tannins. So, I think hold for 10 more years. (3469 views) | | | Tasted by WineAggregate on 2/11/2023 & rated 93 points: Consensus favorite of 7 Italians. Powerful. (3533 views) | | | Tasted by Joshvoulters on 1/30/2023 & rated 94 points: This is maturing beautifully, developing some warming earthy and truffle notes which add breadth underneath rose, clove, balsamic strawberry and black tea. There's some weight to the palate, fruit framed by abundant fine tannins. Some chew on a long finish. Excellent, would open the next one in 3-5 years. (3970 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Michaela Morris
Decanter, Barolo & Brunello vintages to drink now (5/15/2021)
(Cavallotto, Bricco Boschis, Nebbiolo, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/3/2017)
(Cavallotto, Bricco Boschis Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2013 Barolo: The Late Releases (Oct 2017) (10/1/2017)
(Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (12/1/2016)
(Cavallotto, Bricco Boschis Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (11/24/2016)
(Cavallotto, Bricco Boschis Barolo Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Brook
Decanter, Barolo 2013 Vintage Report
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| Cavallotto Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Cavallotto Barolo Bricco BoschisSource Vines/Vineyards
MGA Bricco Boschis – Nebbiolo for Barolo 100% coming from the parcels of Colle Sud Ovest, Vigna Punta Marcello and Vigna San Giuseppe.
Characteristics of the wine
Vinification: fermented with indigenous yeasts, macerated with submerged cap for 20-35 days.
Ageing: Traditional in Slavonian Oak Casks for 3-3.5 years.
Bottle Ageing: 6-12 months before release into the market.NebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerBricco BoschisBricco Boschis is a 17.65 ha. vineyard (cru)/ 11.42 ha. Barolo MGA of the Castiglione Falletto municipality.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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