There’s earthy nuance and plenty of spice. It builds through the palate, is silky of texture and so expansive.
Reviews:
- James Suckling: The nose immediately draws you in with notes of truffles, rose petals and red fruits. It is rich and powerful but so perfumed. There’s earthy nuance and plenty of spice. It builds through the palate, is silky of texture and so expansive
Producer Information
Bruno Giacosa is a famous wine producer based in Piedmont, Italy. It is particularly known for its intensely perfumed, textured wines from the Barolo and Barbaresco appellations, made from the Nebbiolo grape variety. Giacosa himself famously began in the wine trade buying grapes for his father’s wines at the age of 15. By 1960, he was ready to begin his own business and soon became one of Barbaresco’s principal producers, along with Gaja and the Produttori del Barbaresco cooperative. In 1964, Giacosa was the first producer in Piemonte to bottle a single vineyard “cru” from the Santo Stefano vineyard. Giacosa’s standards remained high throughout the 2000s: the 2006 and 2010 wines were sold off in bulk as they were not seen as being up to standard, even though most producers did not regard these as poor years. Accordingly, Bruno Giacosa wines are among the most expensive of their kind.
