A solid wine, but slightly underwhelming for Giacosa. Maybe it’s 03, or that it needs more time.
A solid wine, but slightly underwhelming for Giacosa. Maybe it’s 03, or that it needs more time.
Jan 6th, 2024
Strawberry, leather, rose petals, tannins are still fairly big. Wonderful perfume on the nose.
Strawberry, leather, rose petals, tannins are still fairly big. Wonderful perfume on the nose.
Nov 13th, 2016
Super delicious!!! Vibrant, powerful and starting to show a great elegance!!
Super delicious!!! Vibrant, powerful and starting to show a great elegance!!
Dec 22nd, 2014
Tart, extremely floral. Wasn’t showing any youthful fruit. Maybe lay off this one for a decade.
Tart, extremely floral. Wasn’t showing any youthful fruit. Maybe lay off this one for a decade.
Nov 2nd, 2018
Medium garnet , wide light garnet rim. Touch volatile at first , high toned summer fruits , but with more time this becomes more focused with porcini, cedar , aromatic black tea , orange rind . On the palate this is really still very fruit driven , with lots of summer fruits , strawberry , blackberry , spiced dark cherries, beef extract , liquorice and dried rose . Balanced acidity and still quite present gritty tannin . This is still showing quite young and fruit driven , enjoyable and really good now , will no doubt have a long life ahead , from now and over the next 10 - 15 years .
Medium garnet , wide light garnet rim. Touch volatile at first , high toned summer fruits , but with more time this becomes more focused with porcini, cedar , aromatic black tea , orange rind . On the palate this is really still very fruit driven , with lots of summer fruits , strawberry , blackberry , spiced dark cherries, beef extract , liquorice and dried rose . Balanced acidity and still quite present gritty tannin . This is still showing quite young and fruit driven , enjoyable and really good now , will no doubt have a long life ahead , from now and over the next 10 - 15 years .
Jan 19th, 2025
Blurry photo, not blurry wine. So precise and brilliant. Still quite primary, drinks much younger than its 20 years. Hold.
Blurry photo, not blurry wine. So precise and brilliant. Still quite primary, drinks much younger than its 20 years. Hold.
Jun 22nd, 2019Ruby core and light rim, not looking that mature however. Lots of ripe red fruits , nice spice also , violet notes also. Sweet attack , nice acidity to balance . Shows a bit of the alcohol but I suppose that is part of the vintage .. quite complex and enjoyable . Length is reasonable and the tannins are sweet . I imagine that this though enjoyable now will improve for a further 2-3 years and last at least another 7-9
Ruby core and light rim, not looking that mature however. Lots of ripe red fruits , nice spice also , violet notes also. Sweet attack , nice acidity to balance . Shows a bit of the alcohol but I suppose that is part of the vintage .. quite complex and enjoyable . Length is reasonable and the tannins are sweet . I imagine that this though enjoyable now will improve for a further 2-3 years and last at least another 7-9
Dec 25th, 2016
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
