Franco Boasso - Barolo Margheria Riserva DOCG 2018

Intense and layered, with aromas of ripe cherries, dried rose petals, licorice, and fine herbal notes. Powerful and elegant on the palate, with ripe tannins, lively acidity, and beautiful concentration. The long, complex finish displays notes of ripe fruit, spices, and a subtle minerality.

Excellent with refined game dishes such as roe deer and venison, roasted beef, and slow-cooked stews. Also particularly lovely with truffle, earthy mushrooms, and aged cheeses. Serve at 17 °C.

A seemingly endless winding road leads you past various postcard-worthy views through the hamlet of Parafada, towards Gabutti, the home of the Boasso family. A winery that has gained tremendously in quality in recent years. Winemaker and namesake Franco, together with his sons Ezio and Claudio, has managed to elevate the Barolos in particular to a higher level. It certainly helps that these come from the famous Gabutti, Margheria, and Lazzarito vineyards, which have been important crus in Serralunga for years.

In addition to the red wines, the family also produces a wonderful Arneis from a beautifully situated vineyard in the Roero and a Moscato d’Asti from Serralunga.

Next to the cantina, where about 35,000 bottles of wine are produced annually, the family manages an agriturismo. Like the family’s private home, it is located right in the middle of the Gabutti and Gabutti-Marianot vineyards, a stone's throw from Serralunga.

Boasso winery has been working in the traditional way since it began bottling under its own label: with a long period of maceration and fermentation, followed by aging of at least 36 months in large wooden barrels (botte).

We are the sole importer in the Netherlands of the wines from this wonderful family business, and we are proud of that. In addition to Barolo, Boasso also produces a delicious Dolcetto, Barbera Superiore, and Langhe Nebbiolo, as well as a characterful Arneis from the Roero and a Moscato d’Asti from a vineyard in Serralunga.

MGA Margheria in Serralunga d'Alba with a south to southwest-facing exposure and lime and clay-rich soils, interspersed with tuffaceous marl. The vineyard is known for Nebbiolo with elegance, minerality, and a refined structure, slightly softer and more delicately perfumed than the most powerful Serralunga MGA Barolos.

Traditionally vinified with a long maceration and subsequently aged for 48 months in large oak barrels. As a Riserva, the wine is given extra time in the bottle to fully integrate its structure, fruit, and tannins.

The 2020 combines ripe fruit, fresh acidity, and firm tannins with a powerful structure. Still young for a Riserva and excellent for further bottle aging. Can be stored well until approximately 2042.