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Bruno Giacosa – Barolo Falletto – 2019
First version from the Falletto vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba, a true icon that has entered the hearts of wine lovers, a Barolo produced with the sole purpose of enhancing the nature of Nebbiolo from the area most suited for structure and durability. Already from the early years Giacosa knew how to interpret the vineyard like few giving a new identity to the wines in terms of details and taste, the low yields together with the age of his plants and complexity of the soils allowed the creation of a legendary label. High vineyard selection of perfectly ripe grapes, fermentations and macerations on the skins take place in steel tanks for 3 weeks while aging is classic 30 months in large oak barrels. A marvel, bottle that leaves you breathless from the nose to the mouth, the aromas extend every minute from cherry to licorice and jam, on the palate it shows depth but without losing harmony with direct, elegant tannins and deep austerity. Only over the years will the time factor be crucial in understanding Giacosa’s farsighted vision.
- Producer: Giacosa Bruno
- Name: Barolo Falletto
- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Vintage: 2019
- Alcohol Content: 14,5%
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
- Production: 14054 bottles
Productive Notes: vinification in steel tanks for 3 weeks, aging for 30 months in large oak barrels.
Wine naturally contains solphites
254,00€
1 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 speak of 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 chemical products in the vineyard, vinification with indigenous yeasts, large woods 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.
