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Bruno Giacosa – Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche – 2019
If the vintage allows and the quality of the grapes exceeds expectations, several versions of the same wine can be produced even from the same vineyard of origin. Giacosa took advantage of this opportunity several times over the years, Falletto is simply an extraordinary Cru of Serralunga, from soils of limestone and marl matrix that has sub-zones with great peculiarities such as Le Rocche that is a set of micro plots at the top of the hill. A meticulous selection of grapes is made, all fermentation is carried out in steel tanks for 3 weeks then aging takes place in large oak barrels for 32 months. Among the sublime expressions of Barolo, a bottle to drink at least once in a lifetime or keep in one’s collection, a masterful multiple sensation of hints of red fruit and spices, on the palate it is silky with splendid balance, vertical and muscular in body with smooth and persistent final tannins. Words are no longer enough for such masterpieces.
- Producer: Giacosa Bruno
- Name: Barolo Falletto vigna Le Rocche
- Grape Variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Vintage: 2019
- Alcohol Content: 14,5%
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
- Production: 13288 bottles
Productive Notes: vinification in steel tanks for 3 weeks. Aging for 32 months in large oak barrels.
Wine naturally contains solphites
312,00€
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.
