1985 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Rocche di Castiglione Falletto

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  11/26/2020 - Bandreas Likes this wine:

  This wine was tasted at our Thanksgiving dinner together with the 1985 Monfortino of Giacomo Conterno
  Ripe, and mature red, turning to brown; the color is a little lighter than the Monfortino.
  Bon the nose: fine grained tannins, a bit of leather and some wood polish.
  The same impression continues on the palate where the tannins are coating the mouth and are seemingly a bit overwhelming to the rest.
  When we drank it with the Goose, bread dumplings and savoy cabbage it markedly improved and came together, complimenting the food to perfection.

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  12/19/2016 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 Points

  What started as a vegetal nose of cucumber and herbs quickly evolved into a wonderful display of crushed strawberry, brown spice, earth and dried roses. On the palate, I found soft textures with a rich display of spicy crushed cherry, which was pumped up by a pulse of vibrant acidity and mineral thrust. It finished on dried red berry, which coated the palate and slowly faded to minerals and earth.

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  12/12/2016 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:

  A round and delicious wine that was firing on all cylinders. Enticing bouquet with a superbly balanced palate and long elegant finish.

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  12/24/2013 - bill00 wrote: 94 Points

  A great and still very youthful Rocche. Still has pretty red cherry fruit to go along with roses and earth. Smooth but still has real structure. Great now and I think will be even better with more time.

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  6/2/2012 - BradE wrote:

  Last bottle of this. A perfect example, and a great wine. Giacosa!

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