Enzo Boglietti Roscaleto Barbera 2017
Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
Grape Variety: 100% Barbera d’Alba
Climate: Continental climate with hot, humid summers leading to cold winters and precipitation year-round
Terroir: Vines grow on a silty clay soilbed with very little organic matter, at a east to southeast exposure and an altitude ranging between 350 to 370m
Winemaking: 2 weeks fermentation at controlled temperature, plunged and pumped over daily. Aged 18 months in barrels, 50% new; 4 months in tank and further 2 months in bottle prior to release
Color: Deep bright ruby with a light purple hue
Nose: Complex and opulent bouquet of dark fruit, spice, chocolate and mineral notes
Palate: The palate is rich in ripe fruit, framed by a vivid acidity and fine tannins. A vintage Barbera Roscaleto fragrant and pure
About the Winery:
Enzo Boglietti seems destined to be adorned with epithets such as ‘rock star,’ ‘rising star’ and ‘new wave’, however, these monikers tend to distract from the fact that Enzo, his brother Gianni and their father Renato are long-term growers and firm believers that hard work in the vineyard and attention to detail, not fashion, is what makes great wine.
In 1991, Enzo decided to make wine from the 2.5-hectare family vineyard with fruit the family had previously been selling. 1991 is perhaps not the most auspicious of vintages, but it was nonetheless the first step towards cementing the Boglietti name in the first ranks of modern Barolo producers. Today, they have 21 hectares of vines, and, as of 2006, a new purpose-built winery.
With vines in the hallowed sites of Brunate, Case Nere, Fossati and Arione, Boglietti certainly stands as a significant Barolo producer, but they are also regarded as one of the finest producers of Barbera, both cru and normale.
Mining the rich vein between the traditional and the modern, the Bogliettis produce profound and authentic wine, a testament to both their dedication and their respectful curiosity.
