Ripe plums, dark roses, Provençal herbs; this is really fleshy, glossy and sensual stuff. The stuffing is immense and the wine was showing beautifully from the first pour. Thought it had a little bit of everything (heat, alcohol, fruit, development etc) and very much in balance. Up there amongst the very best Giacosas I’ve tasted.
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While I can't put my finger on the exact fault, I've had this wine a few times and this bottle wasn't representative. Dull nose (no "fruitcake" shooting from the glass), and on the palate the fruit seemed a bit cooked and flat. A wine I perhaps most looked forward to at the tasting, but alas. Only good bottles. I'm tagging flawed because this wine *can* be amazing.
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BYO Litteraturhuset "Best Wine": Ungdommelig, klar middels dyp rød farge. Elegant og parfymert duft med et intenst preg av røde bær og min første duftopplevelse (i vin) av rooibus! Stor vin som trenger lang tid - det er så mye kraft her at den nesten er smertefull å drikke nå, og den hadde fortjent å komme tidligere i rekken av 26 viner (dette var nr 23). Stor kompleksitet, dyp frukt, heftig tanninstruktur, og med et langt liv foran seg.
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(Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba) Medium red color with pale meniscus; dried cherry, tar, baked cherry nose; tasty, tight, dried cherry, dried berry, tar, black fruit, chocolate palate; medium-plus finish
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12/8/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 95 Points
Ripe plums, dark roses, Provençal herbs; this is really fleshy, glossy and sensual stuff. The stuffing is immense and the wine was showing beautifully from the first pour. Thought it had a little bit of everything (heat, alcohol, fruit, development etc) and very much in balance. Up there amongst the very best Giacosas I’ve tasted.
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7/26/2023 - Michael T. Zoppo wrote: flawed
While I can't put my finger on the exact fault, I've had this wine a few times and this bottle wasn't representative. Dull nose (no "fruitcake" shooting from the glass), and on the palate the fruit seemed a bit cooked and flat. A wine I perhaps most looked forward to at the tasting, but alas. Only good bottles. I'm tagging flawed because this wine *can* be amazing.
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7/26/2023 - kenv wrote:
[Double-decanted around 9am.] While decanting, the perfume is amazing.
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6/12/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points
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I guessed the region right but no idea of vintage. Lovely aged Barolo, for me close to his peak. Roses, tar, violet and some dark cherries. 96
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5/25/2023 - GuWin wrote: 94 Points
BYO Litteraturhuset "Best Wine": Ungdommelig, klar middels dyp rød farge. Elegant og parfymert duft med et intenst preg av røde bær og min første duftopplevelse (i vin) av rooibus! Stor vin som trenger lang tid - det er så mye kraft her at den nesten er smertefull å drikke nå, og den hadde fortjent å komme tidligere i rekken av 26 viner (dette var nr 23). Stor kompleksitet, dyp frukt, heftig tanninstruktur, og med et langt liv foran seg.
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