Cavallotto, Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe Size:6x750ml character-filled effort made from Rostaings

character-filled effort made from Rostaings Languedoc-Roussillon vineyards

This is a very refined showing from Angelo Gaja

But I firmly feel that recent vintages from Errazuriz completely outshine the older ones and speaking at length with winemaker Francisco Baettig

and this is a wine with more fruitLa Poza behaves better in cooler years like 2013

All three Châteauneuf cuvées from Christophe Sabon are exemplary

Cavallotto, Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe Size:6x750ml character-filled effort made from RostaingsA huge, brooding Barolo, the 2004 Riserva Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe needs another 5 10 years in bottle before it starts drinking well, but I imagine it will remain a brute for quite some time beyond that. Today, the 2004 is virile, massively tannic and imposing. Game, smoke, savory herbs, scorched earth and graphite add to a sense of gravitas as this dark, ample Barolo shows off its personality. The searing tannin and backward expression are