Community Tasting Notes 58

• elevwine Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 23, 2024 - Wine and poker night. Brought this from deep in the cellar, purchased from WTSO years ago - all I can say is I paid nowhere near the CT community valuation.
  Tried for 30-minute decant, but too impatient. A bit of bricking at the edges. Tight and tannic at first but opened quickly. Very serious wine, even for a Barbaresco. Medium weight, but very intense. Dark cherry fruit a bit muted. Plenty of herbal notes, lots of menthol, and a flinty edge. My favorite wine of the night (I opened three other serious Italians). Maybe peaking now or just a bit past.

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• jonphillips wrote: 94 points

  January 26, 2024 - Closer to the tannic austerity of a Barolo than I might of thought. A bit of a bruiser still, but a lovely wine.

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• bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 29, 2023 - Lovely with lasagna at Kevin and Sarah's. Thanks Howard. Decanted for 1 -2 hours before serving and lovely.

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• kenv Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 28, 2023 - NV Bruno Giacosa Asili and Rabajà (La Brasserie, NYC): [Not double-decanted but given slow oxidation for 3 hours starting around 3pm.] Fragrant nose of black cherries. Tight in the mouth. Needed more air, still a very goodwine.

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• Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 13, 2023 - B&B lunch at Bar Cicheti. Tasted blind. Drank in Conterno Sensory.
  Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
  Nose medium+ intensity, with whiffs of VA, red fruits, red licorice, floral rose with more air. Developing.
  On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), smooth integrated tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet tea leaves, red cherries, strawberries, stony earth minerals, light roses and slight sweet tar. Very long finish.
  Very good quality. More ready than 3 years ago. Still showing lots of feminine elegance.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Bruno Giacosa
• Varietal Nebbiolo
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Asili
• Country Italy
• Region Piedmont
• SubRegion Langhe
• Appellation Barbaresco
• UPC Code 7070292734931

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• Pending Delivery 48 (3%)
• In Cellars 1,165 (69%)
• Consumed 475 (28%)

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