From the Bosio Family Estates, the certified organic 2018 Barolo Passato offers a classic interpretation of the vintage with good intensity and an immediate personality for near and medium-term drinking. You get a nice medley of wild fruit, earth and blue flower. The wine holds back a little in terms of aromas, but it is especially expressive on the finish. There are hints of ripe fruit with blackberry jelly and dried cherry.

The Luca Bosio 2017 Barolo shows savory notes, with dried fruit, tar, leather, tilled earth and pressed blue flower. The hot vintage leaves its mark on the ripeness of the fruit and the wine's plush texture. The wine is a bit monotone overall, although the tannins are integrated and soft.

The Luca Bosio 2016 Barolo offers a classic rendition of Nebbiolo with wild berry fruit, tar, licorice, balsam herb and spent embers. The wine opens nicely in the glass, showing both precision and linearity. This Barolo is structured and firm with enough red fruit energy to power its aging. Drinking it about 10 years after the harvest is my recommendation. Production for this wine is 50,000 bottles.