1986 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  10/18/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  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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  12/31/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:

  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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  10/12/2016 - DaleW wrote: flawed

  corked

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  7/13/2014 - plitton wrote: 93 Points

  This bottled showed considerably more age. Tanins fully integrated, soft, fruit bright but sweetens in finish. Drink yesterday.

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  10/16/2011 - plitton wrote: 96 Points

  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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