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Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili
Barbaresco DOCG, Piemonte, Italy
Tasting Notes
Intense garnet red color. Notes of raspberry and wild strawberry with floral tones are found on the nose. On the palate, good structure is matched with freshness of fruit and fine tannins.
Vintage Notes
Early reports of the 2019 vintage have described it as a classic year. A cold wet spring slowed vine growth and the persistent rain made rot and disease a threat. However, despite the added risks, the rains gave the soils the much-needed water to survive the summer months. June then delivered a fantastic summer with the hot, dry days lasting through to August when a hailstorm broke loose. Good conditions swiftly picked up again and idyllic weather continued into September.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Asili (Village of Barbaresco)
- Area: 2.5 ha
- Vineyard exposure: South and southwest
- Age of vines: 30 years old
- Soil: Calcareous clay with a good percentage of sand
- Vineyard density: 4,200 vines per hectare
- Yield: 45 hL/hectare
- Harvest date: October 10, 2019
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 18 months in 110L Botti cask of French oak, 6 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2021
- Alcohol: 14.30% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.56 g/L
- pH: 3.59
- Total extract: 27.4 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2021-2040
Tasting Notes
Intense garnet color with orange highlights. Notes of red fruit and roses are found on the nose. On the palate, good structure is matched with freshness of fruit and sweet, silky tannins.
Vintage Notes
The 2017 vintage will be a year to remember for the challenges that growers faced from Mother Nature, namely hot weather and very little rain. Surprisingly, the wines produced do not show any notes of over-ripeness commonly found in a hot year. This balance in the wines is attributed to the stark temperature swings with cool summer nights tempering the hot days. The Barbaresco is fruit-driven with good acidity, and the Barolo is rich and austere.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Asili (Village of Barbaresco)
- Area: 2.5 ha
- Vineyard exposure: South and southwest
- Age of vines: 28 years old
- Soil: Calcareous clay with a good percentage of sand
- Vineyard density: 4,200 vines per hectare
- Yield: 45 hL/hectare
- Harvest date: September 19, 2017
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 18 months in Botti cask of French oak, 6 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2019
- Alcohol: 14.5% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.40 g/L
- pH: 3.55
- Total extract: 29.2 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2020-2035
Tasting Notes
Intense garnet red color. Notes of raspberry, blackcurrant and wild strawberry are found on the nose. On the palate, good structure is matched with freshness of fruit and fine tannins.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Asili (Village of Barbaresco)
- Area: 2.5 ha
- Vineyard exposure: South and southwest
- Age of vines: 18 years old
- Soil: Calcareous clay with a sandy vein
- Harvest date: September 22-24, 2015
- Fermentation and maceration: 17 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 18 months in large, 110hL Botti cask of French oak, 6 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2017
- Alcohol: 14.50% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.60 g/L
- pH: 3.53
- Total extract: 29.8 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2020-2030
Bruno Giacosa’s winemaking philosophy combines a respect for tradition and conservative winemaking with the selected use of modern technology to obtain the best expression of each vineyard’s terroir. He is convinced that great wines begin in the vineyard with the production of grapes cultivated by experienced growers. This belief pushes him to improve quality with every harvest. In the cellar, the goal is to produce a wine that maintains its identity from vine to bottle, so winemaking methods are traditional and in full respect of the grape’s typical characteristics.
Tasting Notes
The nose offers red fruit characters and aromas of roses and dried flowers. The palate presents good structure supported by excellent freshness. Tannins are present, but they are sweet and silky.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Alcohol: 14.5% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.60 g/L
- pH: 3.58
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