2020 Pira, Enrico (Chiara Boschis) - Barolo Mosconi

The 2020 Enrico Pira Barolo Mosconi reflects the elegant, aromatic intensity of La Morra’s western hillside, crafted from Nebbiolo vines planted in the Mosconi sub-zona. Built on a foundation of bright organic acids and polished fiber tannins, the wine opens with layers of crushed red cherry, dried fig, and wild thyme, followed by secondary notes of dried rose, graphite, and light tobacco leaf. The palate remains medium-bodied and tightly woven, finishing with a persistent saline minerality that defines the calcareous marl and sandstone bedrock beneath the vineyard.

This structural restraint makes the 2020 exceptionally compatible with fat-forward cooking methods and deeply umami ingredients. Pour it with braised short rib, slow-cooked pork neck, truffle-infused risotto nero, or tagliatelle topped with porcini and pecorino stagionato. Firm, washed-rind cheeses like Stravecchio or mild Taleggio cut through the wine’s herbal grip and amplify its stone fruit backbone.

Expect the bottling to reach peak silkiness between four and seven years of bottle age, though proper cellar conditions will carry it comfortably into its second decade. Open the bottle a half hour before serving to release trapped volatile sulfur compounds that naturally occur during early Nebbiolo maturation.