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Red
1986 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barbaresco
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
October 18, 2021 - Wine Workshop: White Label Giacosa and White Truffles (Locanda Verde): Surprised myself with how much I liked this flight. Just lovely. Peppery, dark fruits, drinking incredibly well and yet oh so young still. Lots of life ahead.
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drwine2001 wrote:
December 31, 2018 - Last Dinner of 2018 with Friends (Los Gatos, California): Very good core of ruby with a tawny rim. At first, a blast of volatile acidity, but then after several hours in a decanter, gorgeous Nebbiolo aromas of leather, flowers, and tar. Medium weight, plummy fruit with a tobacco edge, menthol, and fine acidity. Gentle, subtle finish of outstanding length. So, not a blockbuster or a Barbaresco for the ages, but here we have a white label wine from a less heralded vintage that is showing beautifully 30+ years later and could hold for another 5 years. Bravo to the king, and thanks to my wife who found this bottle as a Christmas present!
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DaleW wrote: flawed
October 12, 2016 - corked
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plitton wrote: 93 points
July 13, 2014 - This bottled showed considerably more age. Tanins fully integrated, soft, fruit bright but sweetens in finish. Drink yesterday.
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plitton wrote: 96 points
October 16, 2011 - Spectacular. Resolved tannins, firm structure but very approachable and easy to drink. Drank against a grand Cru burgundy and although an apple to oranges comparison, this was head and shoulders above better. Perfectly paired with Beef Bourgignon.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2017, Issue #68, Another Nod To the Maestro of Piemonte Bruno Giacosa In the Autumn Of a Great Career(Barbaresco “Santo Stefano di Neive”- Bruno Giacosa) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
La Paulee 2009, Part III, 3/7/2009(Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2007, Issue #7, The Brilliant Barbarescos and Barolos of Bruno Giacosa(Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco “Santo Stefano”) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
An Unforgettable Winter Dinner: Barolo 1958 – 1998 (May 2006) (link)(Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1986
- Type Red
- Producer Bruno Giacosa
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Santo Stefano
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 57 (56%)
- Consumed 45 (44%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerBruno Giacosa
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco
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