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Bruno Giacosa – Nebbiolo d’Alba Vigna Valmaggiore – 2022
Yet another memorable label from this winery is the Nebbiolo Valmaggiore, this is the best vineyard in the Roero for the immense quality of its grapes. It was Bruno Giacosa himself who first identified this hill of the same name in the commune of Vezza d’Alba, an area rich in sand of marine origin in total southern exposure for spectacular wines in terms of elegance and longevity. Meticulous selection of bunches as in the past, fermentation and maceration in steel tanks for a long period with subsequent aging in large oak barrels for 12 months. The result is a disarming finesse in every respect, very lively fruity aromas with mineral notes while on the palate there is personality of the dynamic acid and tannic texture. Splendid!
- Producer: Bruno Giacosa
- Name: Nebbiolo d’Alba Vigna Valmaggiore
- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Vintage: 2022
- Alcohol Content: 15%
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
- Production: 11000
Productive Notes: vinification in steel tanks. Aging for 12 months in large oak barrels.
Wine naturally contains solphites
55,00€
3 in stock
Description
If one speaks of the Bruno Giacosa winery, one mentions one of the highest realities for quality excellence in the Langa, so much so that it is the world standard-bearer for Barbaresco and Barolo wines. Bruno’s story is very simple and is connected to a particular moment in Italian history, where the crisis and world wars greatly affected the economy of the peasantry. Born in Neive in 1929, the son of farmers and bottlers, he began his path in the world of wine thanks to his father’s teachings, going around the Langa selecting the best grapes. Thanks to this Bruno learned to understand the importance of the exposures of Nebbiolo vineyards and to recognize good grapes from bad ones, so much so that he began making wine for himself a few bottles, which immediately became critically acclaimed for the cleanliness and high quality of the wines. It was only in the 1980s that Bruno bought the first “Falletto” vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba for the production of Barolo; before that, the production of the wines was tied to the purchase of grapes through conferters. Instead, we talk about 1998 for the purchase of the “Asili” vineyard in Barbaresco. His idea was always very clear for the production of wines, so much so that he had such a uniquely defined style that it is still clearly perceptible today: maximum cleanliness, no chemicals in the vineyard, vinification with indigenous yeasts, large wood for aging. Bruno Giacosa taught and gave so much to the Langa wine world first and in the world later thanks to his extreme elegance, longevity, cleanliness and humility.
