




Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva
Barolo DOCG, Piemonte
Tasting Notes
Intense red garnet color. The bouquet is complex & elegant with notes of small ripe red fruit, black currants, pomegranate, and raspberries. Full-bodied on the palate with elegant, silky tannins and a long finish.
Vintage Notes
Created from a balanced growing season and a summer that was never too hot, 2016 will be a vintage to remember for the quality of the wines produced. Low humidity, no heat spikes and perfectly timed rain resulted in one of the latest harvests in the last few years. The Nebbiolo from this year is full-bodied and fragrant, and the Barolos and Barbarescos are grand wines that will only benefit from extended aging. A classic vintage of old times.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Falletto (village of Serralunga d’Alba)
- Vineyard: Le Rocche
- Vineyard exposure: South/southwest
- Age of vines: 45 years old
- Yield: 45 hL/ha
- Harvest date: October 5, 2015
- Fermentation and maceration: 25 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 32 months in 110L Botti cask of French oak, 30 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2019
- Alcohol: 15.0% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.40 g/L
- pH: 3.56
- Total extract: 29.5 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2025-2055
Tasting Notes
Red garnet color with orange highlights. Elegant nose with floral notes of rose petal, as well as aromas of blackcurrants, pomegranate, and raspberries. On the palate, the wine showcases good structure, a full body, and velvety tannins.
Vintage Notes
2014 was a classic year regarding the weather and climatically balanced without any extreme heat or rain. Worthy of taking note is the temperature range during the summer between daytime highs and nighttime lows, which favored a good accumulation of aromatic notes in the Nebbiolo variety. The wines produced in this vintage are very fine and elegant, with refined fruit aromas and pronounced structure.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Falletto (village of Serralunga d’Alba)
- Vineyard: Le Rocche
- Vineyard exposure: South/southwest
- Age of vines: 42 years old
- Yield: 45 hL/ha
- Harvest date: October 6, 2014
- Fermentation and maceration: 25 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 32 months in Botti cask of French oak, 30 months in bottle
- Bottling: August 2017
- Alcohol: 14.5% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.90 g/L
- pH: 3.58
- Total extract: 39 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2022-2045
Tasting Notes
Red garnet color with orange glints. Elegant and refined on the nose with notes of mature red fruit, rose petal and dried flowers. On the palate, the wine showcases a silky texture, full body, good acidity and velvety tannins.
Vintage Notes
The weather in 2012 resulted in a generally cooler year, with an abnormally harsh, cold winter and below average temperatures in February. Fortunately, the year also supplied plenty of water in the form of rain and snow, which gave good balance in wines produced from Nebbiolo grapes. Diligent work in the vineyards and a light touch in the winery produced wines with good drinkability already from a young age, even those traditionally more austere such as the excellent 2012 Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Falletto (village of Serralunga d’Alba)
- Vineyard: Le Rocche
- Vineyard exposure: South
- Age of vines: 38 years old
- Yield: 45 hL/ha
- Harvest date: October 1, 2012
- Fermentation and maceration: 20 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 30 months in large, 110hL Botti cask of French oak, 36 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2014
- Alcohol: 14.50% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.70 g/L
- pH: 3.63
- Total extract: 30.5 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2019-2035
Tasting Notes
Elegant and refined on the nose with notes of mature red fruit, rose petal and dried flowers. On the palate, the wine showcases a silky texture, full body, good acidity and velvety tannins.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Falletto (village of Serralunga d’Alba)
- Vineyard: Le Rocche
- Vineyard exposure: South
- Age of vines: 38 years old
- Yield: 45 hL/ha
- Harvest date: 22-23 September 2011
- Fermentation and maceration: 20 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 33 months in large, 110hL Botti cask of French oak, 27 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2014
- Alcohol: 14.50% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.70 g/L
- pH: 3.64
- Total extract: 30.5 g/L
Tasting Notes
Complex nose of dried rose petal, ripe fruit, orange peel, truffle and spice lead to a palate that is generous and full-bodied, but still precise and elegant.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Alcohol: 14.50% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.65 g/L
- pH: 3.60