ORGANICALLY FARMED
When Chiara Boschis took over her family estate, E. Pira & Figli, she became an important player in the modernization of Barolo, a member of the so-called "Barolo Boys" despite being the first female winemaker in the Langhe region of Piedmont. Indeed, her Barolos are the broad-shouldered wines known for ethereal aromas and fluid vinosity that seem to transcend a bracing structure of gripping tannins and vibrant veins of acidity; but she helped to create a style that's more common today, featuring more elegance and polish, a Barolo that one can enjoy while it still has youthful charm. In this case, a lot of that comes from extracting less intensely from the skins and aging in lightly toasted French oak, some of it new.
WINE ADVOCATE 97+ POINTS - "The E. Pira e Figli - Chiara Boschis 2021 Barolo Mosconi is structured, linear and ultimately quite mineral in character compared to the Cannubi. Its firm underlying architecture is rendered light and fragrant thanks to aromas of blue flower, grilled herb (with both rosemary and aniseed) and pulverized stone. Fruit comes from a site in Monforte d'Alba at a cool 370 meters in elevation. I came back to this bottle 24 hours after my first tasting and remarked on the elegant, chalky nature of the tannins. 9,000 bottles were produced."
When Chiara Boschis took over her family estate, E. Pira & Figli, she became an important player in the modernization of Barolo, a member of the so-called "Barolo Boys" despite being the first female winemaker in the Langhe region of Piedmont. Indeed, her Barolos are the broad-shouldered wines known for ethereal aromas and fluid vinosity that seem to transcend a bracing structure of gripping tannins and vibrant veins of acidity; but she helped to create a style that's more common today, featuring more elegance and polish, a Barolo that one can enjoy while it still has youthful charm. In this case, a lot of that comes from extracting less intensely from the skins and aging in lightly toasted French oak, some of it new.
WINE ADVOCATE 97+ POINTS - "The E. Pira e Figli - Chiara Boschis 2021 Barolo Mosconi is structured, linear and ultimately quite mineral in character compared to the Cannubi. Its firm underlying architecture is rendered light and fragrant thanks to aromas of blue flower, grilled herb (with both rosemary and aniseed) and pulverized stone. Fruit comes from a site in Monforte d'Alba at a cool 370 meters in elevation. I came back to this bottle 24 hours after my first tasting and remarked on the elegant, chalky nature of the tannins. 9,000 bottles were produced."
