Community Tasting Notes 45

• nmmnori wrote: 93 points

  April 26, 2024 - Brooding and layered. A fairly masculine Barbaresco with a very pronounced tannic backbone. Aromatically pleasant but with a very particular Giacosa plumminess.

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• rocknroller wrote: 91 points

  December 10, 2023 - Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (St. Genevieve, Mpls, MN): Same bottle as Bellissimo. Drank a glass over an hour. One hour decant and several hours of slow-O time. Lacquer, cherry liqueur, aromatic on the nose. This was a bit sharp and angular on the palate to start; it blossomed after a good 30-60 minutes in glass showing a layered, deeper dark red fruit profile, savory, full bodied, still grippy.

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• Bellissimo wrote:

  December 10, 2023 - Brought to a large gathering, shared with friends over dinner and conversation. Forgot my notes at the venue :(
  
  Decanted 1 hour at home then sat in bottle with cork removed for 2+ hours before we got around to this. Very fragrant with rose petals, violets, sous-bois, and darker raspberry. Palate mostly follows the nose with less sous-bois and add in some licorice. Not lacking in acids but this is still a tannin driven wine best served with food.

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• Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 points

  October 20, 2023 - Lunch at Bacata. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl 1855.
  Appearance is clear, pale intensity, garnet colour. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of perfumed roses, light tar, earth, red cherries. Developing.
  On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), soft integrated high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of pretty red cherries, soft red plums, blue fruit, light tar, earth. Long finish with some pucker.
  Very good quality. Not the best Giacosa showing, but nonetheless there still a certain quality there. Note that this was during a difficult period for the winery. Drink in the nearer term.

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• Nanda wrote: 92 points

  October 13, 2023 - Single blind. Lots of red cherry, licorice and smoke aromas. Bright, spicy and lifted on the palate with structure that is well-integrated. Classic and tasty, if more mature than you'd expect at this age.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Bruno Giacosa
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Asili
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco

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• In Cellars 676 (64%)
• Consumed 365 (35%)

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