100pts Kerin O'Keefe
Drinking Window 2031-2054
"Offering intensity and concentration, the drop-dead gorgeous 2019 Vigna San Giuseppe Riserva, part of the Dynamic Duo of Cavallotto's extraordinary 2019 Riservas, is intensely fragrant, featuring pronounced aromas of violet, baking spice, new leather and baked plum. Offering depth and layers of flavors, the delicious, structured palate delivers layers of ripe Marasca cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg and crushed mint before closing on a note of Earl Grey tea. A network of firm but velvety tannins provides support while bright acidity keeps it energized and balanced. This is one for the long haul. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O'Keefe April 2025
97pts Wine Advocate
Drinking Window 2026 - 2045
The organic Cavallotto 2019 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe shows thick texture and density with dark fruits, plum and blackberry layered with extra depth. This wine makes a big impact on the palate and wraps lavishly over the senses. This is one of the most opulent and full-bodied editions I have yet tasted. The fruit is sourced from a 2.38-hectare site with 60-year-old vines with southwest exposures at 310 and 340 meters in elevation. The wine sees 60 months of careful maturation in 20-hectoliter and 100-hectoliter Slavonian botti. In a curious sequence of numbers, production is 8,888 bottles, 666 magnums and 111 three-liter bottle formats. (ML)
97pts Wine Spectator
Best from 2027 through 2047
Beginning to hit its stride, this red is elegant, with a finely wrought structure of acidity and tannins underneath. Plum, cherry, licorice, tar, iron and eucalyptus flavors abound, and this is corralled on the long aftertaste by vibrant acidity. Shows plenty of detail. -B.S.
96pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2029 - 2044
The 2019 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a very special wine. In fact, it is one of the most complete vintages of this wine I can remember tasting because it offers notable finesse to complement the virile power that is such a signature here. Black fruit, gravel, incense, licorice, dried herbs and lavender saturate the palate, framed by incisive yet well-integrated tannins that wrap it all together. The 2021 was impressive from tank. It is all that and more today. - By Antonio Galloni on January 2025
• Parcel(s): San Giuseppe, oldest vines on in the vineyard
• Vineyard Size: 4 ha
• Vineyard Character: hillsides, sheltered amphitheater, hilltop
• Slope Direction: South-West
• Cask aging for 48-60 months in Slavonian Oak botti of 20-30-50-80-100 hl, + 12 months in bottle before release
From this cru come wines of great structure but with elegance and complexity. The initial perfumes are fruity and followed by floral aspects, then spices, all open and intense. Generally excellent cellaring potential. This wine finds its best matches at the table, with first courses of prosciutto, salami, Alba beef tartare and vitello tonnato. The wine is best with second courses of red meat in general, but also grilled fish or white meats, or with hard and aged cheeses. Desserts with dark chocolate are also a good match, or it can be enjoyed as a "vino da meditazione" (a wine for meditation) by iteself.
Drinking Window 2031-2054
"Offering intensity and concentration, the drop-dead gorgeous 2019 Vigna San Giuseppe Riserva, part of the Dynamic Duo of Cavallotto's extraordinary 2019 Riservas, is intensely fragrant, featuring pronounced aromas of violet, baking spice, new leather and baked plum. Offering depth and layers of flavors, the delicious, structured palate delivers layers of ripe Marasca cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg and crushed mint before closing on a note of Earl Grey tea. A network of firm but velvety tannins provides support while bright acidity keeps it energized and balanced. This is one for the long haul. Abv: 14.5% Kerin O'Keefe April 2025
97pts Wine Advocate
Drinking Window 2026 - 2045
The organic Cavallotto 2019 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe shows thick texture and density with dark fruits, plum and blackberry layered with extra depth. This wine makes a big impact on the palate and wraps lavishly over the senses. This is one of the most opulent and full-bodied editions I have yet tasted. The fruit is sourced from a 2.38-hectare site with 60-year-old vines with southwest exposures at 310 and 340 meters in elevation. The wine sees 60 months of careful maturation in 20-hectoliter and 100-hectoliter Slavonian botti. In a curious sequence of numbers, production is 8,888 bottles, 666 magnums and 111 three-liter bottle formats. (ML)
97pts Wine Spectator
Best from 2027 through 2047
Beginning to hit its stride, this red is elegant, with a finely wrought structure of acidity and tannins underneath. Plum, cherry, licorice, tar, iron and eucalyptus flavors abound, and this is corralled on the long aftertaste by vibrant acidity. Shows plenty of detail. -B.S.
96pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2029 - 2044
The 2019 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a very special wine. In fact, it is one of the most complete vintages of this wine I can remember tasting because it offers notable finesse to complement the virile power that is such a signature here. Black fruit, gravel, incense, licorice, dried herbs and lavender saturate the palate, framed by incisive yet well-integrated tannins that wrap it all together. The 2021 was impressive from tank. It is all that and more today. - By Antonio Galloni on January 2025
• Parcel(s): San Giuseppe, oldest vines on in the vineyard
• Vineyard Size: 4 ha
• Vineyard Character: hillsides, sheltered amphitheater, hilltop
• Slope Direction: South-West
• Cask aging for 48-60 months in Slavonian Oak botti of 20-30-50-80-100 hl, + 12 months in bottle before release
From this cru come wines of great structure but with elegance and complexity. The initial perfumes are fruity and followed by floral aspects, then spices, all open and intense. Generally excellent cellaring potential. This wine finds its best matches at the table, with first courses of prosciutto, salami, Alba beef tartare and vitello tonnato. The wine is best with second courses of red meat in general, but also grilled fish or white meats, or with hard and aged cheeses. Desserts with dark chocolate are also a good match, or it can be enjoyed as a "vino da meditazione" (a wine for meditation) by iteself.
