Pira-Chiara Boschis Barolo Mosconi 2021

98 points Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas (JamesSuckling.com): "This Barolo opens up with aromas of bright cherries, cedar and a touch of sliced mushrooms. Medium-bodied with incisive freshness. The tannins are restrained, almost timid. The wine is overall compact and solid. Very well constructed and cohesive. Needs three years to soften, but it’s really enjoyable to taste. (1/20/25)"

95-98 points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "With a deeper magenta color, the 2021 Barolo Mosconi was also tasted from barrel and is potent and packed with ripe and spicy aromas of crushed stones, pepper. Medium to full-bodied, it’s mineral toned and has rich, powerful tannins and a long finish. In fact, there’s notable power to all these wines from E. Pira. (5/13/24)"

97+ points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "The E. Pira e Figli - Chiara Boschis 2021 Barolo Mosconi is structured, linear and ultimately quite mineral in character compared to the Cannubi. Its firm underlying architecture is rendered light and fragrant thanks to aromas of blue flower, grilled herb (with both rosemary and aniseed) and pulverized stone. Fruit comes from a site in Monforte d'Alba at a cool 370 meters in elevation. I came back to this bottle 24 hours after my first tasting and remarked on the elegant, chalky nature of the tannins. 9,000 bottles were produced. Drink: 2027-2055. (Jan 2025)"

96+ points Audrey Frick (JebDunnuck.com): "With a slightly deeper jeweled ruby hue, the 2021 Barolo Mosconi is more contemplative, offering layered notes of cedar, cherry cordial, Asian spices, sweet herbs, and pressed flowers. It reveals broader polished depth on the palate, with ripe, refined tannins, and a long, even-keeled finish with persistent mineral underpinnings. It is only going to improve as it leans into these more brooding tertiary layers of truffle and leather, and it will be worth waiting for. Drink 2026-2056. (5/1/25)"

96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2021 Barolo Mosconi is ample, creamy and resonant in the glass in its first impression. Dark red/blue fruits, leather, lavender, spice and menthol build with some coaxing. There's plenty of Mosconi substance, but Chiara Boschis has done a terrific job in taming the tannins here. This is one of the most refined wines I have ever tasted from the Mosconi cru. Time in the glass brings out the wine's structural presence, while floral overtones and insistent tannins support the driving finish. Drink: 2028-2041. (Jan 2025)"