Cavallotto Bricco Boschis, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2019 Vin Santo With the simple Bordeaux appellation

With the simple Bordeaux appellation

25% Alicante and 25% Merlot

and blueberries

This is one of the better pet-nats I’ve tasted

thyme and minty shadings are all nicely delineated

Cavallotto Bricco Boschis, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2019 Vin Santo With the simple Bordeaux appellationThis estate is certainly the most prolific interpreter of the hilltop Bricco Boschis MGA in Castiglione Falletto. The Cavallotto 2019 Barolo Bricco Boschis (a certified organic wine) would benefit from more time in the bottle. I encountered many Barolos in 2019 that reveal a slightly reductive approach that bodes well for long cellaring. This wine is characterized by velvety black fruit that is framed by dusty nuances of crushed limestone. It builds