Bruno Giacosa

Gallina di Neive Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.469 ratings
9.427 pro ratings
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Mike Saviage

Nice looking bottle, TS fill. Brought to Grasings in Carmel, opened/decanted 4 hrs before. Reddish tawny, doesn’t look it’s age. Wow nose. Exotic, attention grabbing. Notes of tea, rose petals, black fruit, some licorice and a little menthol. Ethereal in the mouth. Needed 5+ hrs to show its stuff. Had the staff standing in line for some shared pours. Great showing. At peak but bottles like this one are going to deliver pleasure for another 10 years easily.

Nice looking bottle, TS fill. Brought to Grasings in Carmel, opened/decanted 4 hrs before. Reddish tawny, doesn’t look it’s age. Wow nose. Exotic, attention grabbing. Notes of tea, rose petals, black fruit, some licorice and a little menthol. Ethereal in the mouth. Needed 5+ hrs to show its stuff. Had the staff standing in line for some shared pours. Great showing. At peak but bottles like this one are going to deliver pleasure for another 10 years easily.

Sep 29th, 2019
Nniccolò Contenta

Great start, smoked meat savory but dying in the decanter quite quickly.

Great start, smoked meat savory but dying in the decanter quite quickly.

Sep 18th, 2017
Mike Saviage

Tawny rims with reddish center. Translucent and light in the glass. Gave it 9 hours in the decanter. Aromatic nose of bright feminine red and black berry fruit. Roses and tar but in a delicate way. Makes your face go flush when it hits the palate. Very round. Chewy. Needs a big creamy mushroom pasta or grilled pork chop next to it. Great stuff.

Tawny rims with reddish center. Translucent and light in the glass. Gave it 9 hours in the decanter. Aromatic nose of bright feminine red and black berry fruit. Roses and tar but in a delicate way. Makes your face go flush when it hits the palate. Very round. Chewy. Needs a big creamy mushroom pasta or grilled pork chop next to it. Great stuff.

Nov 13th, 2016
Kirk Wallace

Beautiful bottle. Finally showing hints of maturity, but still very young and mainly primary.

Beautiful bottle. Finally showing hints of maturity, but still very young and mainly primary.

Oct 31st, 2016
Andrew Tow

Founder The Withers Winery

9.9

Also amazing

Also amazing

Jun 6th, 2016
Elian Mathiot

Med int. But trouble/ orangey, brick, amber
Med+ intensity of the nose chocolate, cakefruit, jamfruit, fig, dry rose, liquorice, earthy, dry mushrooms, meaty
Acidity med+
Tannins med+ but soft ripen
Alcohol med+
Body med+
Flav intensity med

Clean and clean, deepness & complexity

Med int. But trouble/ orangey, brick, amber
Med+ intensity of the nose chocolate, cakefruit, jamfruit, fig, dry rose, liquorice, earthy, dry mushrooms, meaty
Acidity med+
Tannins med+ but soft ripen
Alcohol med+
Body med+
Flav intensity med

Clean and clean, deepness & complexity

Mar 23rd, 2016
Mike Saviage

Bricking red, light and translucent in the glass; amazing aromatics in the nose... Rose petal, red berry fruit, a little soy, tar, and some sweetness in the nose and mouth. Elegant, stately finish. Hit its stride after 5 hrs of air. Really good.

Bricking red, light and translucent in the glass; amazing aromatics in the nose... Rose petal, red berry fruit, a little soy, tar, and some sweetness in the nose and mouth. Elegant, stately finish. Hit its stride after 5 hrs of air. Really good.

Sep 20th, 2015
Oumy Diaw

Sommelier The Champagne Sommelier

9.1

Véry Elegant, Tiny &crushe red berries in the palate, great acidity. #beautiful now

Véry Elegant, Tiny &crushe red berries in the palate, great acidity. #beautiful now

Sep 10th, 2015
Vito Sergio Parente

Had this last Wednesday (Undisclosed Location in #Queens,#NewYork), I can still taste it. explosive bouquet. Silk-like palate coating tannins and a never ending finish. Perfectly stored..a borderline masterpiece #barolo

Had this last Wednesday (Undisclosed Location in #Queens,#NewYork), I can still taste it. explosive bouquet. Silk-like palate coating tannins and a never ending finish. Perfectly stored..a borderline masterpiece #barolo

Apr 12th, 2015
Greg Kassanoff

CEO Pioneer Wine & Spirits

10

I think I just had a life changing wine!

I think I just had a life changing wine!

Feb 28th, 2015