2019 E Pira and Figli (Chiara Boschis) Barolo Mosconi

Nebbiolo - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JD 98 WA 98 VN 98 JS 96 WS 95
JD 98

jebdunnuck.com, May 2023

The 2019 Barolo Mosconi is a bit deeper in color, with its jeweled appearance leading to floral, fresh, and spicy notes of ripe cherry, pink peppercorn, and fresh rosemary. It is medium to full-bodied, with great purity...
WA 98

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2023

With fruit from Monforte d'Alba, the E. Pira e Figli - Chiara Boschis 2019 Barolo Mosconi is the most powerful of the three wines presented here. We tasted it last. Bottled on the full August moon, the wine is impeccably...
VN 98

Vinous, January 2023

The 2019 Barolo Mosconi is the most potent of the three Barolos in the range. It exudes Monforte darkness and virile intensity from the very first taste. Black cherry, plum, mocha, sage, tar, lavender and spice infuse the...
JS 96

jamessuckling.com, July 2023

Lots of spices and earth with dark berries on the nose. Full-bodied with fine and silky tannins and a long and flavorful finish with blackberries and cinnamon. Racy and silky texture at the finish. From organically grown...
WS 95

Wine Spectator, October 2023

A fresh, firmly structured red, boasting cherry and raspberry fruit at the core, framed by mint, tar and iron flavors. Broad-shouldered, with a solid matrix of tannins that dominate the finish today. Packs generous ripe...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Sub-region Barolo
Vintage 2019
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14.5%
Closure Cork

The 2019 E Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) Barolo Mosconi is a notable offering from the Barolo region in Piedmont, Italy. This Nebbiolo varietal stands out for its structure and complexity, earning high praise from several esteemed wine critics.

Antonio GoBoni of Vinous awarded the wine an impressive score of 98, describing it as "the most potent of the three Barolos in the range." He notes its "Monforte darkness and virile intensity," with flavors of "black cherry, plum, mocha, sage, tar, lavender and spice." GoBoni highlights the wine's elegance, calling it "one of the most elegant wines I have ever tasted from Mosconi."

Jeb Dunnuck's review, also scoring the wine 98, emphasizes its "jeweled appearance" and "floral, fresh, and spicy notes of ripe cherry, pink peppercorn, and fresh rosemary." Reviewer Audrey Frick praises the wine's "great purity" and "ripe, sweet tannins," noting it is "long on the palate" and suggesting it needs more time to reach its full potential, recommending consumption between 2025 and 2045.

Monica Larner from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate echoes these sentiments, giving the wine another 98 score. She describes it as "the most powerful of the three wines presented here," with "dark fruit, black cherry, spice, and pencil shaving." Larner also mentions the wine's impressive tannic structure and long aging potential, attributing its balance and brightness to being "bottled on the full August moon."

Wine Spectator's B.S. rates the wine at 95, noting its "fresh, firmly structured" profile with core flavors of "cherry and raspberry" framed by "mint, tar and iron." The review highlights the wine's "solid matrix of tannins" and advises patience, suggesting it will be best from 2027 through 2047.

James Suckling awards the wine a 96, remarking on its "spices and earth with dark berries on the nose" and "fine and silky tannins." He describes the finish as "long and flavorful with blackberries and cinnamon" and notes the "racy and silky texture." Suckling advises that while it is best after 2026, it is already "a joy to taste."

Overall, the 2019 Barolo Mosconi by E Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) is a robust and elegant wine with significant aging potential, praised for its complexity, balance, and depth of flavor.