2008 Bruno Giacosa Barbera d'Alba

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  8/19/2021 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Palish medium red.
  Delicate, but nice flavour intensity, bright berries, blueberry, soft dark spice, hint of cherry stone zest. Good acidity, fine tannins. Certainly past its best but gracefully aged and drinking well.

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  10/27/2018 - JWG wrote: 93 Points

  Nose is classic dark berries and smoke -- hefty. Palate is tobacco, spice, more smoke, with good acidity playing against all the flavors. Just a delight.

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  3/30/2017 - JWG wrote: 93 Points

  Wonderful Giacosa. A great example of what this house produces. Don't have detailed notes on this bottle, but its richness and balance were outstanding. Still lively and young, so I'm moving back drink by date a year.

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  6/14/2016 - VenturePlanet Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted this two hours prior to drinking. Nuanced notes of tobacco, licorice, stewed plums, anise,rose hips, and smoke. Subtle mouthfeel, medium to high acidity, pleasant but shorter than anticipated finish that left me wanting more. The structure is a bit off, with the fruits and tannins trailing off to the acidity, suggesting that this may be reaching its tail end.

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  4/17/2016 - wineshlub wrote: 93 Points

  Opened one hour in advance. Rich, sweet berry aroma. Complex mix of black fruits, menthol, savory spice. Licorice and menthol dominate the finish. Structured, delicious, a harmonious whole with everything where it belongs. Beautifule right now, hard to imagine it getting better.

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