1964 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Speciale

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  12/13/2023 - SteveHyde wrote: 82 Points

  Opened at a dinner with my Nebbiolo tasting group. Bottle in great shape. Fill into the neck. But. Tired. Developed a bit after decanting. Nose had some life and lift to it. Palate showed some red berry fruit. But overall, tired.

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  8/21/2018 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Great mature Barbaresco. Intact and still at peak. 94-95

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  2/18/2015 - BaroloRob wrote: 92 Points

  Ultimate Conterno versus Giacosa battle (Troquet): See event notes.

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  12/7/2014 - KenPlace wrote: flawed

  Sadly, totally oxidized. The seal on the cork was gone.

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  10/26/2013 - Beaune Yard wrote: 97 Points

  Double decanted at 11am for 7pm dinner, moderate sediment. Bright ruby color, if served blind, would not have guessed ’64 from color. Wonderful bouquet of older Barolo, black fruit, tar, and rose petals – very fragrant aromas, leaping out of the glass. A purity of flavors on the palate, the fruit still present but with old-wine flavors intermixed; a concentration of flavors that seem remarkably to have many years of exceptional life ahead of them. A velvet but firm mouth feel, tannins supporting a smooth velvet texture that gives the wine a firm mid-palate, the wine gives the impression of roundness in the mouth. Most surprising is the presence of fruit that seems remarkably fresh for a wine of this age.

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