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Young Cristian Boffa has viticultural roots through both his parents: Marilena Alessandria his mother, known as 'Mari', was born & brought up in the La Morra borgata of Santa Maria, her family having a small cantina in the village, Az. Agr. Martinat & proud owners of plots in the vyd's of Capalot, Santa Maria, & in Serralunga d'Alba's Meriame. While his father, Stefano Boffa comes from Mango, his family uprooting in 1940s to Santa Maria with his seven siblings to work as a 'mezzadro'/sharecropper at Tenuta Para', then in the cantina of Luigi Oddero until 2012; he found time to meet his bride to be (Marilena!); Stefano inherited plots in Bricco Chiesa, Galina, & Bettolotti, so completing the 5ha in both Santa Maria della Morra & Serralunga d'Alba. Cristian's first bottled Barolo was in 2014, all 500 bts of Capalot! Ageing takes place in Garbellotto & Gamba botte grande 25 - 38HL. They make three Barolos: a traditional blend, single vyd Capalot, & Meriame. They also produce a Dolcetto, small oak Barbera, & delightful Langhe Nebbiolo.
The La Morra borgata of Santa Maria is increasingly sought after on account of its E facing vineyards, clay-rich soils, & many springs that keep the land (& contadini) stress-free even in the hottest years! Capalot is arguably the village's finest vineyard, sitting higher up above the borgata, on limestone & sandy soils & facing ES; the Boffa plot sits just above the road, its bunches protected on the western face by nets. 2021 a sought-after vintage, oowing to its steely spine, Cristian aged theirs in untoasted 38HL Gamba french oak.
