


Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche
Barolo DOCG, Piemonte
Tasting Notes
Red garnet color with orange glints. Elegant and intense on the nose with notes of blackcurrants, pomegranate, raspberries and rose petal. On the palate, the wine showcases good structure, a full body, and velvety tannins.
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: September 29, 2015
- Fermentation and maceration: 24 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 32 months in 110hL Botti cask of French oak, 8-10 months in bottle
- Bottling: August 2018
- Alcohol: 14.75% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.40 g/L
- pH: 3.60
- Total extract: 30 g/L
- Optimal period for consumption: 2019-2038
Tasting Notes
Complex nose of rose petal, ripe fruit, orange peel, tobacco and spice lead to a palate that is generous and full-bodied, but still precise and elegant.
Technical Info
- Grape variety: Nebbiolo
- Subarea: Falletto (village of Serralunga d’Alba)
- Vineyard: Le Rocche
- Vineyard exposure: South
- Age of vines: 40 years old
- Yield: 45 hL/ha
- Harvest date: 16-17 October 2013
- Fermentation and maceration: 15 days in stainless steel vats
- Malolactic fermentation: completely developed
- Refinement: 32 months in large, 110hL Botti cask of French oak, 8 months in bottle
- Bottling: July 2016
- Alcohol: 14.50% vol.
- Total acidity: 5.70 g/L
- pH: 3.57
- Total extract: 29.6 g/L
Tasting Notes
Complex nose of 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: 5.35 g/L
- pH: 3.61