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| Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2008 (based on 130 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.8 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by tcfryjr on 12/23/2005 & rated 86 points: Paired with mussells. Nice mineral notes. Very clean and smooth. (3417 views) | | | Tasted by chokkon on 9/24/2005: Straw yellow; restrained nose, faint almonds and minerals; too cold at first, but as it warmed up I picked up smoke and more almonds (almost amaretto) on the nose, and pallette; smooth, nutty, but relatively low acid. 16 (3353 views) | | | Tasted by Veloman on 9/5/2005: Profile consistent with earlier notes, mainly stone fruit, green apple, minerals, very aromatic, but very seems slightly dryer and a touch leaner on both the mid-palate and the finish than earlier bottles. Time to drink up? (3809 views) | | | Tasted by ajlewis on 8/2/2005 & rated 87 points: Pale yellow. Wet stones, some melon, and heat. On the palate a nice wine, surprisingly viscous, with touches of flowers and sweet then turing to bitter melon. Nothing here that blows me away but a very nice, very understated wine. (3702 views) | | | Tasted by martinp on 7/11/2005 & rated 86 points: Colour clean and fresh, pale bright. On the nose loads of minerals, fresh white roses, green apples, freshly picked hazelnuts and hay. On the palate a fine balance between fresh and crisp acidity and the dry fruity tone. Excellent with food but nothing special - just "fine and nice". Drink now I guess (3332 views) | | | Tasted by Veloman on 4/21/2005: Bright straw gold color, lively green apple nose. I like the mix of apple and stone fruit combined with an underlying mineral note that holds this wine together. Clean and bright from start to finish, a very faint nutiness on the finish, and extremely food-friendly. Glad to have a couple more bottles. (2226 views) | | | Tasted by lorenzo on 3/12/2005 & rated 90 points: Cafe Juanita with Brandon, Corrie, Carrie and Matt (Cafe Juanita, Kirkland WA): <Brandon & Corrie @ Cafe Juanita>
Started off the evening with this clean and fresh white.
I have really enjoyed the last 2 vintages of this wine. I think it is underrated and I am happy with the QPR it offers. Faint apple and peaches with a nice clean mineral finish (2972 views) | | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 1/18/2005: Opened yesterday evening to use in risotto, and the rest went into the fridge. After a day, it showed quite well, soft mouthfeel, with a bit of petrol/acid on the finish, green apple, zest, mineral, with the smell of wet stones. Quite nice, though a wine for near term consumption. (1991 views) | | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 12/21/2004: Softer, more rounded than in October. Maturing fast. Not likely to age even another year, imo. Now, very nice nose of granny smith, wet stones, citrus zest, paperwhite. Palate is showing a bit more acid than I recall, but not that much. Very smooth, tasty, simple with not much in the way of structure. Very nice wine, at $20 not a huge QPR, but Giacosa doesn't do anything badly. (2116 views) | | | Tasted by SteveHyde on 10/9/2004: Bottles arrived yesterday, and I immediately put one in the fridge, planning to use a half-cup in an asparagus-leek rissoto and drink the rest. Showed the typical dark straw color of this wine, but with a tighter and less expressive nose than on the 2001s. In the palate it was also more restrained, lots of crispness but not as full, if that makes sense. Perhaps it will show a bit better after some rest in the cellar, but this was still a very enjoyable bottle. (2176 views) | | | Tasted by claudio_bxl on 4/28/2004: golden color, with a good level of glycerine this wine has some white flowers and a bit of a muscat like aroma, though very discrete. In the mouth it is quite thick and alcoholic with a bitter finish. Atypical Arneis I think this was unfortunately just an off bottle (2336 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 GiacosaArneisArneis a white grape variety indigenous to the Roero area of Piedmont.
Arneis, meaning "Little Rascal," was discovered in Roero in the 17th century, it wasn't until the 1980's that this grape was viewed as true quality when a few championing winemakers from Roero began increasing plantings and focusing on make quality wine. Before that, it was often called, "white nebbiolo" and was planted to distract birds from taking the Nebbiolo grapes and also blended into the Nebbiolo wines. Today there are 700 hectares of Arneis planted in Roero and more in Langhe.
A typical Arneis will be medium bodied, with medium acidity, and contains notes of notes of white peach, pear, and other stone fruits, citrus, and a distinct minerality, especially when grown on sandy soils. Best examples can age and develop nutty character, but many are meant to be consumed within three years.
Official designations:
Roero Arneis DOCG: Min 95% Arneis, min 11% abv.
Roero Arneis Spumante DOCG: Min 95% Arneis, can be made at any sweetness level, min 11.5% abv.
Langhe Arneis DOC: Must be 85% Arneis
Arneis is also grown in cooler climate areas such as Oregon.
More links:
Varietal character (Appellation America)
The Freshmaker (PA Vine Co)Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoAlba Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero
Alba is a town and comune of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. It is considered the capital of the hilly area of Langhe, and is famous for the white truffle, peach and wine production. Piedmont is in the Northwestern region of Italy, bordering France and Switzerland. Piedmont is predominantly a plain where the water flows from the Swiss and French Alps to form the headwaters of the Po river. The major wine producing areas are in the southern portion of the region in the hills known as the "Langhe". Here the people speak a dialect that is 1/3 French and 2/3 Italian that portrays their historical roots. Their cuisine is one of the most creative and interesting in Italy. Nebbiolo is the King grape here, producing Barolo and Barbaresco. In addition, the Barbera and Dolcetto are the workhorse grapes that produce the largest quantity of wine. Piedmont is predominantly a red wine producing area. There are a few whites made in Piedmont, and the Moscato grape produces a large volume of sweet, semi-sweet and sparkling wines as well. RoeroRoero DOCG was established in 2005 and includes the following wines:
Roero DOCG: Min 95% Nebbiolo, aged min 20 months with 6 months in barrel, min 12.5% abv.
Roero Riserva DOCG: 100% Nebbiolo, aged min 32 months with 6 months in barrel, min 12.5%abv.
Roero Arneis DOCG: Min 95% Arneis, min 11% abv.
Roero Arneis Spumante DOCG: Min 95% Arneis, can be made at any sweetness level, min 11.5% abv.
Roero is located in the northwest corner of the Langhe region of Piedmont next to the city of Alba in the province of Cuneo. The official winegrowing area runs from the north bank of Tanaro and runs along the river between the areas of Bra and Govone. There are 23 villages in Roero, with Canale being the largest. Each area may contain more or less sandy soils; not all areas are deemed suitable for winemaking.
In 2014, Roero was named a Unesco World Heritage site.
Soils: An ancient sea, called the Golfo Padano, once covered the area of Roero in its entirety. As a result, many fossilized marine creatures and large amounts of sediment are still found in the soils. The soils are primarily sand with limestone mixed in, in certain areas, and/or clay.
Climate: Roero has a cold and temperate climate with harsh, cold winters filled with snow and an unpredictable spring and autumn, which can be very wet. Summer is hot, but can be humid.
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