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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 10/18/2021: Wine Workshop: White Label Giacosa and White Truffles (Locanda Verde): For a few of the bottles in this flight I got a very different flavor than what I think of for barolo - annise. This was one of those. It's nice but if I was going to split hairs there's something not quite 'there' to it which is more apparently drinking next to the '88 which was just lovely. (682 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 7/17/2021 flawed bottle: Sadly, badly stored at some stage and totally maderized. (476 views) | | | Tasted by cct on 12/20/2014 & rated 90 points: Soft and supple, round and elegant. This is starting to turn over the hill, but a testament to producer. Lovely and understated. 90
pts (2464 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 12/5/2014: I am pretty sure I have never had a 1987 Piedmont wine before and have definitely never heard anything to suggest it's a vintage anyone has any interest in. But this wine doesn't seem at all like an off-vintage from the initial taste of it, which is rich, even heavy, but also smooth and satiny. From there it hollows out a bit, though, the fruit stretched into a pale red with some old-wine apply flavors. (10161 views) | | | Tasted by bon vivant on 6/12/2008 & rated 93 points: D'Arenberg dinner at Del Fresco w Chester & friends. Ben W. said bring something old world that doesn't require much decanting so grabbed this on the way out the door -so didn't get to stand this up for a few days. Decanted at restaurant. Very funky & Musty on opening. needed about 45 min to hit on all cylinders. Funk blew off and nice aromatics of old red fruit and rose came out to play -a hint of tar & hoy synn and a nice sweet old Nebiollo . One to enjoy now. (3620 views) |
| Bruno Giacosa Producer website | Importer website
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 CellarTrackerItaly 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)BaroloRegional History:
The wines of Piedmont are noted as far back as Pliny's Natural History. Due to geographic and political isolation, Piedmont was without a natural port for most of its history, which made exportation treacherous and expensive. This left the Piedmontese with little incentive to expand production. Sixteenth-century records show a mere 14% of the Bassa Langa under vine -- most of that low-lying and farmed polyculturally. In the nineteenth century the Marchesa Falletti, a frenchwoman by birth, brought eonologist Louis Oudart from Champagne to create the first dry wines in Piemonte. Along with work in experimental vineyards at Castello Grinzane conducted by Camilo Cavour -- later Conte di Cavour, leader of the Risorgimento and first Prime Minister of Italy -- this was the birth of modern wine in the Piedmont. At the heart of the region and her reputation are Alba and the Langhe Hills. This series of weathered outcroppings south of the Tanaro River is of maritime origin and composed mainly of limestone, sand and clay, known as terra bianca. In these soils -located mainly around the towns of Barolo and Barbaresco -- the ancient allobrogica, now Nebbiolo, achieves its renowned fineness and power.
map of Barolo DOCG
An interesting thread on Traditional vs. Modern Barolo producers:
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106291 |
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