2019 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe
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The 2019 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is silky, elegant and quite refined, much more so than it was when I tasted it a few months prior. That makes me think it might be approachable earlier than I had originally envisaged. Floral overtones and beautifully sculpted Nebbiolo fruit are the signatures. Bright acids and beams of tannin shape the persistent mid-palate and finish.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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