- Nebbiolo from the Bricco Boschis vineyard in Castiglione Falletto
- Calcareous clay soils
- Fermentation in stainless steel, with maceration on the skins for 20 days
- Aged in Slavonian oak casks of various capacity for 42 months prior to bottling
- Approximately 3,000 cases produced annually
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barolo
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Certified Organic - USDA/NOPÿ
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-CAV-20-21 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Kerin O'Keefe
Score
96
Date
2025-04-01
"Forest floor, leather, dog rose and camphor aromas mingle with dark spice after several swirls of the 2021 Bricco Boschis. Full-bodied and still youthfully austere - a good thing for a wine that is destined for lengthy aging – the delicious palate delivers ripe Marasca cherry, black raspberry, truffle, crushed mint and star anise before a blood orange finish. I love the combination of earthiness and elegance. It's balanced and firmly structured, with a backbone of firm, seasoned tannins and fresh acidity. Drink 2030-2046. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O'Keefe April 2025"
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2025-05-12
"The 2021 Barolo Bricco Boschis is just as impressive from bottle as it was from tank a few months ago. Dark and mysterious in the glass, the 2021 offers up an exotic mélange of black cherry, licorice, new leather, espresso, menthol and dried herbs. This is an especially fine Bricco Boschis, a Barolo that finds the Cavallotto family in very fine form."
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5+
Date
2025-01-21
"Lustrous crimson. It echoes the 2020 Bricco Boschis with its cranberry and garden-herb notes and a touch of tamarind. Still embryonic and, with aeration, becomes pure and focused raspberry fruit. Captivating, racy acidity over cranberry and raspberry fruit on a layer of super-fine, tactile tannins, increasing even more the wine's complexity. Very long and wired and almost linear. (WS)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
Kerin O'Keefe
Score
95
Date
2024-08-01
"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% Kerin O'Keefe August 2024"
2020
Decanter
Score
94
Date
2024-05-21
"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."
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2025-01-30
"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."
2020
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2024-10-16
"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. Best from 2028 through 2047. —B.S."
2020
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93
Date
2024-05-15
"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."
2020
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2025-01-07
"The 2020 Barolo Bricco Boschis is beautifully rich and resonant right out of the gate. Black cherry, blackberry, licorice, cloves, leather and scorched earth are amplified in this decidedly dense, large-scaled Barolo from Cavallotto. There's a good bit of finesse here, but the 2020 could stand to shed some baby fat. Even so, there is certainly no harm in drinking this now. What a gorgeous Barolo this is."
2020
Jancis Robinson
Score
18
Date
2025-01-21
"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. Leggerezza! (WS)"
2019
Kerin O'Keefe
Score
97
Date
2023-04-18
2019
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2023-03-23
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2023-08-24
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2024-04-30
"Expressive and complex, offering cherry, raspberry, floral, iron, tar and eucalyptus aromas and flavors. Shows a silky texture and a vibrant, well-integrated structure. Harmonious overall, lingering with generous detail on the finish. Best from 2026 through 2045. 2,500 cases made, 750 cases imported."
2019
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-11-03
""The 2019 Barolo Bricco Boschis is an absolutely gorgeous wine that needs plenty of air to open. Bright red-toned fruit"
2019
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5+
Date
2023-01-13
2018
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
95
Date
2023-05-04
2018
Decanter
Score
94
Date
2022-09-01
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-06-23
2018
Tom Hyland
Score
92
Date
2022-09-10
2018
Vinous
Score
92+
Date
2022-06-20
2018
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2022-08-01
2018
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2023-01-13