2017 Bruno Giacosa - Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva
Piedmont, Italy| Colour | : | Red |
| Producer | : | Bruno Giacosa |
| Label Name | : | Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva |
| Country | : | Italy |
| Region | : | Piedmont |
| Sub Region | : | Barolo |
| Variety | : | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | : | 2017 |
| Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
| Ratings | : | James Suckling 98 pts, Wine Spectator 97 pts, Robert Parker 97 pts |
| Tasting notes | : |
Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and intense but there are layers of very fine tannins, like fine cashmere. Goes on for minutes. Opens in the mouth. Almost endless. - James Suckling This supple red is elegant and powerful, driven by an underlying mineral element. Strawberry, cherry, rose, iron and wild thyme aromas and flavors persist, building to a long aftertaste, while dense, refined tannins lend support. Offers superb balance and length. Best from 2025 through 2045 - Wine Spectator
This year's top-end release from Bruno Giacosa is the 2017 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche (in the red label). Bottled in 2019, the wine stands apart thanks to a hot and dry growing season that Bruna Giacosa is very excited about. In fact, she prefers 2017 to 2015, although the two vintages do share similarities. This wine is very open-knit, and it reveals dark concentration in the form of ripe blackberry, candied cherry and spice. The tannins show a loose, granular quality that adds considerably to the textural impact of this Riserva. - Robert Parker |
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