Bosco Agostino, Barolo Neirane

Bosco Agostino, Barolo NeiraneWith fruit from Verduno, the Agostino Bosco 2016 Barolo Neirane shows the silky, floral and elegant personality that is the signature of this Barolo subzone. The wine builds on the senses, starting off with delicate aromas that rise in intensity as the wine takes on air in the glass. Despite that careful aromatic build up, the wine delivers tannic firmness and sharpness to the palate. Those tannins are youthful and textured, and the wine will need

sleekly muscular and equally stony medium-bodied flavors possess more mid-palate density before concluding in a sneaky long finish

2% higher in alcohol

Finely-etched tannins provide the foundation for this outstanding 2017

while the savoury characteristic of the palate

(90-93)/2015+

(90-92)/2013+

This will need at least 6 to 8 years of bottle age to be approachable and should reward 12 to 15 years if desired

showing power but no coarseness

There is fine density and punch to the more complex flavors that deliver excellent length for a villages level Chassagne on the balanced if slightly rustic finish

mineral and spice

the underlying material is quite good so this tightly wound effort could very well develop enough depth to be at the next level

The suave and highly seductive flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract while the finish displays focused power on the mildly warm finale