Tasting Note
93 Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Good deep red. Raspberry, cola and smoky, flinty minerality on the nose. Less open-knit than the Via Nuova but still broad, tactile and round, showing complex red fruit and mineral flavors and an obvious calcaire character. Finishes with broad, serious, building tannins and excellent mineral-driven persistence.Review Date: 01 Nov 13
About the Producer
The Pira family have a long history of winemaking dating back to the 18th century. Following the death of Luigi Pira, the iconic E. Pira & Figli estate was sold to Chiara Boschis in 1980, whose family has close ties to the Piras, but also with their own rich history of winemaking in Barolo. Chiara’s enthusiasm, confidence and determination has breathed new life into the estate and earned her star status in the region. In 2023, Antonio Galloni described her 2019s as ‘some of the most thrilling wines of the vintage… in recent years, Chiara Boschis has been at the top.’ With 11 hectares in Serralunga d’Alba, Monforte d’Alba and Barolo itself, vineyards are held in some of the most renowned ‘Grandi Vigne’ sites, namely Cannubi, Liste, and Terlo in Barolo, at altitudes of around 300 metres; Mosconi, Le Coste, and Ravera in Monforte d’Alba at 340 to 420 metres; Gabutti and Baudana in Serralunga d’Alba at altitudes between 260 to 400 metres. Painstaking care and attention to detail is carried out in the vineyard, paying the utmost respect to the terroir and the vines. Grapes are all harvested manually. Production sits at around 40,000 bottles annually and all wines are bottled unfiltered and unfined. Organic certification was received in 2014. Ever a family affair, Chiara’s brother Giorgio joined the estate in 2010 along with his wife Daniella and their three daughters Beatrice, Elena, and Vittoria.