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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.7 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 4/20/2024 & rated 93 points: Soft, aromatic and pretty. Fully mature and probably not improving from here. Very solid, but not drinking at quite the same level as many of the mid/late 90s vintages of white label giacosa I've had in recent years. (123 views) | | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 5/29/2020 & rated 94 points: My only bottle of this wine, opened at a great moment in its aging curve. It's all there, and has the classic Giacosa profile of dense fruit, spice, herbs, combined with the tertiary notes of smoke and leather. There's a reason we like Giacosa so much. (1140 views) | | | Tasted by MauriceE on 5/25/2019: Happily a very good bottle. Opened about 1 hour before drinking, no decant. I wish I had, because the wine had a lot of residu and would probably have benefited from a little more air. Nevertheless, we enjoyed it a lot, with Irene from Montemercurio, birthyear 1989. Yes, this is a very good wine. (1231 views) | | | Tasted by kfinsrud on 9/15/2014 & rated 95 points: Decanted 2 hours. IN fill. Sound cork. Light color, brick orange rim. Medium+ intense aromas of tobacco, leather, dried roses and sweet fruit. Red fruit driven palate with a most seductive sweetness that only a begining mature wine can show. Melted down tannins smooths this one out nicely with a brilliant long finish with some earthy minerals at the end. Not the most complex or concentrated vineyard from Giacosa, but in this vintage it really shines! Can be kept longer if you prefer more tertiary notes. (2082 views) | | | Tasted by Scheper on 3/18/2007 & rated 92 points: A Fully mature Barbaresco.
Needs quite some air to open up but then....
a superripe wine!
a nose of flowers, dried flowers, dark fruit and a little madeira. barnyard
great fruit, ripe dark fruit. nice acidity to give the wine its freshness. soft tannins. a beautiful wine that seems older than it is. its color is amber and bricky at the rim.
a real treat! No need to wait any longer, but it will keep this quality for 5-10 years. (3963 views) | | | Tasted by martinp on 2/19/2005 & rated 91 points: Colour ruby-red, an orange rim starting to appear. On the nose perferctly mature and soft, a few hints of roses and tobacco. Was decanted a couple of hours in advance but still seemed closed. On the palate sweetish and round but this wine is lacking the backbone and thus the balance that the best wines from Giacosa have. Tons of dark cherries and plums are present on the palate. Drink up - will not improve. (7691 views) | | | Tasted by martinp on 12/18/2004 & rated 91 points: Decanted and drunk over the course of two hours. Colour ruby-red, starting to show signs of maturity at the rim. The nose is improving with time, starting sligthly subdued but blooming later on. First impression is an almost portlike sweetness, tobacco and tar. On the palate the sweetness again but the wine is growing with time, gaining weight and details. Has an almost ehteral texture and lightless - amazing. Fine balance - the acidity perhaps a bit low. Will last much longer, try again in 2-3 years (3892 views) |
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IMPORTANT: Please read this guide to ensure that you are cataloging your wine correctly.
Links: Ken Vastola's fabulous guide to Giacosa labels
WINES OF THE WINERY "AZIENDA AGRICOLA FALLETTO"The grapes are grown in the winery’s own vineyards and vinified in their cellars. These wines are sold with a label bearing the wording: "Azienda Agricola FALLETTO"– di Bruno GiacosaNebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerGallina di NeiveSinge vineyard near Neive. See it on weinlagen.infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)Barbaresco Geographical details of the DOCG down to single vineyards. The vineyards belonging to the comune Barbaresco can be found here |
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