Tasting Notes: The E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis Barolo Via Nuova is a modern take on a classic style of Barolo, with about 50% new oak. Prior to 2009, Via Nuova was the common name of the vineyard behind Chiara’s cellar in Barolo. Under new wine law, the vineyard became known as Terlo. At this time, Chiara decided to stop producing Via Nuova as a single vineyard expression, and instead make it a classic Barolo blend from all of her plots; thus reiterating the name “Via Nuova” as the new way. The blending of several vineyard sites was common with Barolo producers until the 1960s, when the single vineyard bottlings took off. Ironically, “Via Nuova” represents the new way with a nod to old-time tradition.
Estate History: Chiara Boschis has a lot of firsts, first female winemaker in the Langhe, first to convert to organic, and now she has eleven hectares of vines under cultivation in the communes of Barolo, Serralunga and Monforte d’Alba. She ran the estate essentially by herself for twenty years, but after the sale of Borgogno in 2008, her brother Giorgio became a free agent. In 2010, he, his wife Daniella and their three daughters joined Chiara at E. Pira, which provided not only a welcome division of labor, but also a next generation of female successors: Beatrice, Elena and Vittoria Boschis, Giorgio and Daniella’s daughters
