Cavallotto's home vineyard area of Bricco Boschis is a fairly warm site with good afternoon sun exposure, and sandy marls (calcareous clay). This tends to make wines that do seem to be like a bridge between the wines of the Barolo and Serralunga districts, driven by a combination of elegant, finessed fleshiness and a firm structure of acidity and tannin. Cavallotto's firmly traditional winemaking makes for wines that are a lightly austere in youth, with warm floral, earth, spice and fruit tones in harmony. They show a sublte rusticity rather than overt polish.
KERIN O'KEEFE 97 POINTS - "Rose, violet, new leather and forest floor are just some of the aromas you’ll find on Cavallotto’s excellent 2019 Bricco Boschis. Full-bodied and still youthfully austere, it shows great aging potential, delivering juicy red cherry, wild raspberry, star anise and tangy mineral notes suggesting rusty iron, all set against a backbone of tightly knit, fine-grained tannins. Bright acidity lends balance and great energy. Drink 2029–2049. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O’Keefe March 2023 ©kerinokeefe.com"
DECANTER 95 POINTS - "Alfio Cavallotto is one of the most traditional producers in Langhe. His winemaking is not only classic but old-fashioned: indigenous yeast, oak fermentation, almost no temperature control, and long maceration with submerged cap. His wines are dark and concentrated and this 2019 is no different. Earthy and smoky, it has dark cherry and blood orange aromas alongside plenty of dried fruits. There's firm acidity to the fore, as well as firm tannins, with great mid-palate extraction. There's some stickiness on the gums now so it comes across as very austere at the moment, but it's very good on the finish. This deserves more time in bottle and consumers who appreciate the style."
KERIN O'KEEFE 97 POINTS - "Rose, violet, new leather and forest floor are just some of the aromas you’ll find on Cavallotto’s excellent 2019 Bricco Boschis. Full-bodied and still youthfully austere, it shows great aging potential, delivering juicy red cherry, wild raspberry, star anise and tangy mineral notes suggesting rusty iron, all set against a backbone of tightly knit, fine-grained tannins. Bright acidity lends balance and great energy. Drink 2029–2049. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O’Keefe March 2023 ©kerinokeefe.com"
DECANTER 95 POINTS - "Alfio Cavallotto is one of the most traditional producers in Langhe. His winemaking is not only classic but old-fashioned: indigenous yeast, oak fermentation, almost no temperature control, and long maceration with submerged cap. His wines are dark and concentrated and this 2019 is no different. Earthy and smoky, it has dark cherry and blood orange aromas alongside plenty of dried fruits. There's firm acidity to the fore, as well as firm tannins, with great mid-palate extraction. There's some stickiness on the gums now so it comes across as very austere at the moment, but it's very good on the finish. This deserves more time in bottle and consumers who appreciate the style."
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