(96 points) Outer quote mark The E Pira-Chiara Boschis 2016 Barolo Mosconi is a little wider and richer compared to the Cannubi, with bigger fruit, more sweetness, spice, grilled oregano and a touch of crushed hazelnut. Despite the wide net of aromas offered on the bouquet, this wine shows a very sharp and focused approach with elegantly linear tannins and matching acidity. There is a lifted quality to both the nose and the mouthfeel that gives this wine beautiful momentum and length. Mosconi is one of the headline vineyards of Monforte d'Alba. (ML) Inner quote mark (7/2020)  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 

100% Nebbiolo

Sourced from a 0.8 hectare plot within the Mosconi vineyard in Monforte d’Alba. Average vine age is 50 years. 370 meters above sea level. South-facing exposure. Fermentation for 14 days. Aged in lightly toasted French oak  (1/3 new, 1/3 second use, 1/3 three+ uses) for 24 months. Aged an additional year in bottle. 800 cases produced.

The 2016 Barolo Mosconi is a gorgeous wine made all the more remarkable given that Mosconi can't really be said to be a top-level site. Dark and imposing, the 2016 captures all the breadth and tannic clout that are such signatures of this site. This is an especially brooding, virile Barolo, but Chiara and Giorgio Boschis clearly brought out all the best the vineyard had to give.