The cantina owns 7 ha of vineyards and produces 40.000 bottles per year with 7 different labels. Franco´s sons Ezio and Claudio manage the vines and the cellar.
2024 Roero Arneis
A light refreshing nose with notes of cucumber, grass and white peach. Lively and fine.
The taste is cool and pure with a good acidity and a nice structure.
87p (tasted 2025/09)
2024 Dolcetto d´Alba
An open, juicy nose with notes of blueberries, chrushed rocks and bakelite.
The taste is young and tight with notes of damsons, gravel and iron. Very, very good.
88p (tasted 2025/09)
2023 Langhe Nebbiolo
A deep, handsome nose with notes of red cherries, Langhe earth and leather. High and fine.
The taste is lush and fine with red and black fruits, silky tannins and a warm finish. Better on the nose.
87p (tasted 2025/09)
2021 Barolo del Comune di Serralunga d´Alba
A high, layered nose with notes of black cherries, rosehips and a fine balsamic note.
The taste is tight and balanced with notes of licorice, cherries and ripe flowers. Silky tannins. 4+ years.
89p (tasted 2025/09)
2021 Barolo Lazzarito
Franco Boasso started to bottle Lazzarito separately in 2020 so this is the second vintage. The nose is rich and concentrated with lots of black fruits, moist earth and leather. Very, very good.
The taste is full bodied and taut with sweet black fruit, stern tannins and a long, warm finish. Very long. 6+ years.
91p (tasted 2025/09)
2021 Barolo Gabutti
Franco Boasso is one of the three producers that makes a Barolo from the Gabutti MGA (the others are Cappellano and Giovanni Sordo). A deep, finely tuned nose with notes of sweet/sour cherries, paint, licorice and earth. Very elegant.
The taste is rich and focused with lovely sweet cherry fruit, polished tannins and a long, intense finish. 6+ years.
93p (tasted 2025/09)
2019 Barolo Riserva Margheria
A very deep, structured nose with notes of ripe cherries, furniture polish, worn leather and charcoal. Very fine.
The taste is tight and broad shouldered with notes of fir wood, dried cherries and leather. Lots of rugged tannins. This will need time in the cellar, 10+ years.
92p (tasted 2025/09)
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