Chiara Boschis Barolo Via Nuova 2020

Description

Via Nuova was the name of a small vineyard located close to the centre of Barolo. Its name derived from its proximity to the road (new, in the last century) that connected Barolo to Novello. All that remains of that road today is a path through the vineyards, which can be travelled on foot. For years it was vinified in purity until the municipality of Barolo, in reorganising the Additional Geographical Mentions (which came into force in 2010) decided to incorporate it into a larger sub-zone, marked by the name Terlo. With the suppression of this very small Cru, in homage to the tradition of blending, we began making Barolo Via Nuova with the grapes of Terlo and Liste, from the commune of Barolo.

Details

Perfume

Deep and meditative, it has a woody incipit with dry leaves, bark and loose earth. It continues with tones reminiscent of violet, liquorice stick on languid spicy whiffs.

Color

Between ruby and deep garnet.

Taste

The palate combines elegance and freshness. Chiselled tannic texture and long, saline persistence.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Pira E. & Figli - Chiara Boschis

From this winery

• Start up year: 1800
• Oenologist: Chiara Boschis, Giorgio Boschis
• Bottles produced: 50.000
• Hectares: 14

The Pira were an ancient family of winemakers, mentioned in the parish registers since the 17th century, who also became winemakers between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

Gigi Pira, legendary exponent of the old production school, created his wines by assembling the grapes from his own plots of Cannubi, San Lorenzo and Via Nuova. He claimed that, just as cows must graze in the best pastures to produce excellent milk, only the best vineyards must be chosen for the wine. But Pira's attachment to tradition did not stop here: he was in fact the last remaining winemaker to to carry out the crushing on foot and the production without the support of any technical means.

Since 1980, continuity has been guaranteed by Chiara Boschis and her parents Franco and Ida, already linked to the Pira family by deep friendship and mutual esteem and representing a historic family of Barolo producers since the 18th century, now in its 9th generation. After graduating, Chiara began to follow her full-time passion for wine and her world, becoming one of the first women to produce Barolo at the end of the 1980s.

Taking care of this "little big house" has brought a breath of fresh air to the cellar and in the style of production. Since 2010, Chiara has been joined by her brother Giorgio, who shares with her a great passion for working in the vineyard and in the cellar, also thanks to his thirty years of experience.

The work on the vines, strictly manual, is carried out with extreme care and respect for the environment, following the dictates of organic farming, for which the company is certified by the 2014 harvest. The production is very limited (about 40,000 bottles per year), coming from grapes produced directly. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Pira Chiara Boschis Barolo Via Nuova 2020
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Barolo DOCG
Vintage	2020
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Pira E. & Figli - Chiara Boschis
Origin	Barolo (CN)
Climate	Altitude: average 340 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South - South East - South West.
Soil composition	Calcareous-clayey, calcareous-loamy marls with sand and sandstone veins - Tertiary - Miocene origin.
Wine making	Vinification in its own cellars in Barolo. Alcoholic fermentation took place with the cap emerged in steel tanks equipped for temperature control, with frequent pumping over and punching down.
Aging	about 2 years maturation in both casks and French oak barriques; about 1 year bottle-ageing.
Total acidity	6.08 gr/L
PH	3.67
Dry extract	29.8 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites