Castello Conti - Boca Il Rosso Delle Donne 1990 (750ml)
Castello Conti Description
Conti’s spellbinding Boca “il rosso delle donne” (“the red from the women”) combines notes of wild mountain berries and ripe, sappy black cherries with lifting acidity and a finely wrought, multilayered minerality that is both detailed and imposing—like classical sculpture in its equilibrium of heft and subtlety. Rarely will one encounter a Nebbiolo-based wine that so deftly combines such harmonious drinkability with such a tightly struc- tured elemental latticework, and this wine should drink beautifully at every stage of its long life.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 1990 Boca is an eye-opening wine for its freshness and superb sense of harmony. The expressive regional and varietal character shows the more opulent, rich side of its personality in this sexy red. The 1990 possesses an extra degree of plumpness that is quite welcome in this appellation, where wines so often come across as herbal, lean and/or vegetal. A melange of tar, grilled herbs, dried flowers and tar lingers on the finish. Another decade of fine drinking seems a safe bet.
(Review originally done during Galloni's tenure at Wine Advocate)
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The 1990 Boca is an eye-opening wine for its freshness and superb sense of harmony. The expressive regional and varietal character shows the more opulent, rich side of its personality in this sexy red. The 1990 possesses an extra degree of plumpness that is quite welcome in this appellation, where wines so often come across as herbal, lean and/or vegetal. A melange of tar, grilled herbs, dried flowers and tar lingers on the finish. Another decade of fine drinking seems a safe bet.
(Review originally done during Galloni's tenure at Wine Advocate)
