Tasting Note
92 Points, Antonio Galloni, 2021-2031 Vinous The 2016 Barolo Neirane is a very pretty Verduno Barolo laced with sweet, floral aromatics and vibrant, red-toned fruit. Medium in body and lifted in feel, the 2016 is a gorgeous Barolo to drink now and over the next handful of years. The 2016 is a touch compact, but very nicely done.Review Date: 01 Feb 20
About the Producer
Whenever we visit winemaker Andrea Bosco at Agostino Bosco in the hilltop village of La Morra, he invites us to taste almost everything in his cellar, and it is such a joyous experience. It is also hugely informative for us to understand more and more about the qualities of the wines he produces. The Agostino Bosco estate is a rising star in Barolo for which we predict a bright future. Though Andrea is an unassuming character, his wines show fine judgement, and he seems to bring out the best of each vintage without overplaying it. His default approach is to let the vineyards and the vintages express themselves, and he gives surprisingly honest appraisals of his own wines, something that is common to the best winemakers we have encountered. Agostino Bosco is a small estate with six hectares of vines, four and a half situated in the commune of La Morra and one and a half in Verduno. Among his holdings are two impressive parcels within cru vineyards, namely La Serra in La Morra, and Neirane (nay-rarn-e) in Verduno. He has augmented his estate with acquisitions in La Morra, with which he makes a hugely impressive cuvée, his Barolo Comune di La Morra, which is, in fact, a single vineyard wine, though Barolo laws mean it cannot be labelled as such. Andrea’s wines are not yet tasted widely and therefore not yet recipients of lofty scores or tasting notes. It seems, however, that Vinous’ Antonio Galloni is starting to pick up on the quality; in late 2023 he awarded Andrea’s 2020s possibly his best scores to date, with the La Serra receiving 93+ points, Barolo Neirane receiving 93 points, and the Comune di La Morra receiving 87 points.
