E. Pira Chiara Boschis, Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC, Italy 2022

100% organically-grown Nebbiolo, sourced from 15-year-old vines in the Ravera di Monforte cru in Monforte d’Alba.

E. Pira's Langhe Nebbiolo is ruby red in color, tending towards garnet with violet reflections. Sweet and fruity aromas on the nose. Dry, velvety, with balanced acidity.

Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged 14 months in second-passage french oak barrels, plus 2 months in bottle. Released 18 months after harvest.

Chiara now has eleven hectares of vines under cultivation in the communes of Barolo, Serralunga and Monforte d’Alba. She retains the honor of the first female winemaker in the Langhe, and though she came from a family of Barolisti, she braved incredible obstacles in the 1990s to earn that title. She is, by necessity, of unquestionable confidence, determination, patience and charm.

Chiara 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 her at E. Pira, which provided not only a welcome division of labor, but also a next generation of female successors.