Red Wines

"Cavallotto’s 2018 Barolo Bricco Boschis is a powerhouse. A blast of sweet dark cherry, menthol, licorice, gravel and incense hits the palate. Youthful and quite strapping in terms of its presence, the 2018 holds quite a bit of promise. That’s the good news. But readers will have to be patient, as the tannins are quite searing at this stage for a wine that has typically been a bit more...

REGION: Champagne VARIETY: 100% Pinot Noir POTTLING: Coteaux champenois HOLES VARIETY: 2h SOIL: deep chalk with clay and marl AVERAGE AGE OF VINEYARDS: 60 years WINEYARDS: lutte raisonnée, recoltant-manipulant WINE HARVEST: Manual WINE-MAKING: Pre-fermentation cold maceration for 5 days, then 10 days of punching down and pumping over, malolactic...