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Available Bruno Giacosa Selections
Bruno
Giacosa
A profound passion for Piemontese wine
handed down for three generations…Bruno Giacosa, a
man of few words but eloquent talent, practices an extremely
simple philosophy based on the respect of traditions both
in the vineyard and in the cellar. Giacosa brings out a
richness of flavor and an intensity of character to produce
wines of meditation. In addition to Bartolo Mascarello,
Giacomo Conterno, and Aldo Conterno the Giacosa estate is
the most respected producer of traditional style Barolo.
Giacosa is not an enologist, which surprises
most people. He learned by working with his father and grandfather
and became fascinated by what could be created from the
grape. Bruno feels that wines were better in the past, when
there was less sophistication and treatment made to both
grapes and wine, less handling. The yields were smaller
as well. In the old days, he points out, things were done
more simply and with more care.
Until recently Giacosa owned no vineyards;
he bought all the grapes he required, selecting, as he still
does, from some of the area’s best sites. In 1982,
he bought the Falletto vineyard in Serralunga. Giacosa firmly
believes in the value of single-vineyard bottlings. Crus
are only bottled in the better vintages, and if a wine does
not attain a very high standard, he either declassifies
it, selling the wine as a simple nebbiolo, or he does not
bottle it at all. That said, the high hill country positioning—400
metres above sea level—the propitious south/southwest
sun exposure, and the peculiar microclimate of the amphitheatre-like
vineyards assure a remarkable location for vines. Given
the combination of all of these elements, Bruno Giacosa
understandably produces an extensive range of high-profile
bottles.
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Massolino,
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Parusso,
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Sandrone,
Scavino,
Vietti,
Virna di Borgogno,
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