Bricco Boschis
The home estate of Cavallotto — a single-family MGA producing classic, traditional Barolo of exceptional consistency and relative value.
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Bricco Boschis is best known as the home estate of the Cavallotto family, who have farmed its 23 hectares in Castiglione Falletto since 1928. The name means ’ridge of the small wood.’ The southwest-facing slope at 200–300 metres sits at the transitional zone between Tortonian and Helvetian soils, giving Bricco Boschis wines a character that bridges both of Barolo’s great traditions.
The Terroir The transitional geology produces wines with the floral accessibility of La Morra combined with the structural weight of Castiglione. This dual personality makes Bricco Boschis more approachable in youth than the pure Helvetian sites, yet no less built for long aging with patience. Farmed as a single estate for the best part of a century, the vineyard is worked with an intimacy and consistency that shows in the precision of the wines and their reliable expression of place.
The Critical Take The wines show rose, cherry, iron, tar, and a distinctive dusty-tannic quality in youth that integrates beautifully after a decade. Cavallotto’s meticulous, organic farming — including the Riserva bottlings Vignolo and San Giuseppe from the oldest vines — demonstrates the exceptional potential of this single estate. These are traditional Barolos of great purity and length, and the Riservas in particular rank among the most age-worthy wines of the commune.
At the Table Its blend of approachability and structure makes Bricco Boschis versatile at the table: agnolotti and truffle-dressed tajarin when young, brasato, game, and aged cheeses as it matures. Serve at 16–18°C from a large glass; young bottles benefit from a decant of an hour or two, mature ones from a gentle hand. Bricco Boschis is one of the friendlier great crus to approach, thanks to its transitional soils, but the Cavallotto Riservas in particular reward serious cellaring of fifteen years and more. Decant younger bottles an hour or two ahead and serve at 16 to 18 degrees from a large glass; the estate wines drink well across a broad window, making Bricco Boschis a rare Barolo that satisfies both the impatient and the collector. Pair it with agnolotti, roast meats, and truffle, moving to game and aged cheese with age.
Benchmark Producers Cavallotto (estate exclusive), Giacomo Grimaldi.