2018 Barolo, Cannubi, E. Pira di Chiara Boschis, Piedmont, Italy

The E. Pira e Figli - Chiara Boschis 2018 Barolo Cannubi is a lovely wine with a classic playlist of true Nebbiolo aromas. This certified organic wine exhibits wild berry, rose, dried lilac and an earthy touch of white truffle. However, the floral aromas and the lifted fruit are the protagonists in this balanced expression. Chiara farms less than one hectare (just over 6,000 square meters) in the celebrated Cannubi MGA with ancient calcareous clay soils from the Miocene era. Production is limited to 3,594 bottles. This is one of the best wines of the vintage.Chiara Boschis was the first producer to earn a certification for organics in the town of Barolo. She makes three outstanding expressions of Barolo: Barolo Cannubi (in Barolo); the Barolo Mosconi (from newly acquired vineyards in Monforte d’Alba); and the Barolo Via Nuova, which is a blend of fruit from six sites: Terlo and Liste (in Barolo), Ravera di Monforte and Mosconi (in Monforte d’Alba) and Gabutti and Baudana (in Serralunga d’Alba). She also launched the Cannubi Biologico initiative, which seeks to convert all producers who work in the Cannubi MGA to organics. So far, her grassroots movement has won over 25 of the 28 winegrowers present there.Drink 2025 - 2050monica_larner, Wine Advocate (June 2022)