2016 | Boroli | Barolo Classico

Red Wine: 2016 | Boroli | Barolo Classico

Bright red colour. The nose is redolent of fresh wild berries and sweet liquorice. Velvety tannins on the elegant palate from this classically-styled yet approachable Barolo.

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Producer: Boroli

Ratings: WA | 92  JS | 94

Vintage: 2016

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont

Detailed Description

Bright red colour. The nose is redolent of fresh wild berries and sweet liquorice. Velvety tannins on the elegant palate from this classically-styled yet approachable Barolo.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The classic Boroli 2016 Barolo shows an open-knit personality with dark fruit, dried cherry and cassis. Beyond that primary fruit, this wine offers a good amount of oak toast in the form of exotic spice and campfire ash. The wine delivers a modern or flashy approach with extra softness and textural richness brought about by the oak. This is a great medium-term Barolo to drink with an elegant dish of guinea hen or quail with a gamey reduction sauce.

• James Suckling: A fruity, round-textured red with plums, berries and hints of cedar. It’s full-bodied with juicy tannins and a flavorful finish.

Producer Information

Boroli is a family-run wine estate based in the Barolo heartland town of Castiglione Falletto, in the Piedmont wine region of northwestern Italy. It previously made wines from the area’s key DOC/DOP and DOCG appellations, including Barbera d’Alba, Dolcetto d’Alba and Moscato d’Asti, but is now concentrates predominantly on Barolo wines made from the Nebbiolo grape. The estate was founded in the 1990s by Italian publishing moguls and Piedmont natives Silvano and Elena Boroli. The estate is now run by their son, Achille. The estate had consisted of two properties, one near the town of Alba and the other in Castiglione Falletto, each with its own winery. However, in 2017, the Cascina Bompè farmhouse and restaurant and and two hectares (five acres) of vines were sold to Poderi Colla. Another 11 hectares (27 acres) including Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Arneis and Moscato had already been sold to the Giacomo Borgogno winery. The sales were made to enable Achille Boroli to focus on the production of Barolo at the La Brunella estate. La Brunella sits above the famed Villero cru vineyard, in which Baroli has a small holding covering two plots just below the Brunella building. In total, the estate boasts around 11 hectares (27 acres) of Nebbiolo vineyards in Castiglione Falletto, including much of the Brunella vineyard around the winery. The site also has a modern winery that was designed by famed architect and relative Guido Boroli. Boroli also has vineyard holdings in Borgata Cerequio, in the neighboring Barolo subregion of Barolo. Boroli’s range of Barolo wines includes a standard cuvée as well as cru wines from Villero (sometimes released as a Riserva) and Cerequio, as well as a Barolo Chinato.