One of Barolo's most celebrated single-vineyard Riservas, from the legendary Bricco Boschis monopole in Castiglione Falletto, aged 4 to 5 years in Slavonian oak and then 12 months in bottle before release, producing a wine of extraordinary complexity and age-worthiness.
Tasting Notes
Bright intense ruby with garnet edges. The nose is deeply complex and evolving with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, rose, leather, liquorice, dark spice, and a flinty mineral depth from the calcareous clay soils. On the palate it is full bodied with immense structure, fine-meshed tannins, lively acidity, and a finish that seems to go on forever. A wine of greatness that rewards decades in the cellar.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Nebbiolo
- Origin: Italy, Piedmont, Barolo DOCG (Bricco Boschis MGA, Castiglione Falletto)
- Style: Dry red, organic, Riserva, 4 to 5 years in Slavonian oak botti
- Winemaking: Indigenous yeast fermentation, submerged cap maceration 20 to 35 days, 4 to 5 years in large Slavonian oak, 12 months bottle ageing before release
Food Pairing
Made for the finest Piedmontese table: truffle dishes, braised beef, vitello tonnato, aged Parmigiano, and dark chocolate. Also exceptional as a wine for quiet contemplation.
Serving
Serve at 18°C. Decant for at least 2 hours. This wine will age for 30 to 40 years from a good vintage.
About the Producer
Cavallotto is a family estate that has owned the entire Bricco Boschis hill in Castiglione Falletto since 1928, making it one of Barolo's most celebrated monopoles. Three siblings, Alfio, Giuseppe, and Laura Cavallotto, now run the estate with the same traditional methods their parents used, farming organically, fermenting with indigenous yeasts, and ageing in large Slavonian oak botti rather than small French barrels. The first bottles under the Cavallotto label were produced in 1948, and the estate has been a standard-bearer for traditional, artisan Barolo ever since. Wines regularly receive scores in the high 90s from international critics.
