About the Producer:
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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Producer:
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