THE PRODUCER
Bruno Giacosa was a visionary who helped place the Langhe on the world wine map.
Originally a grape trader (negociant) sourcing grapes for other large producers,
before starting to make his own wines, he gained great knowledge of the
vineyards across Barolo and Barbaresco – which without doubt guided his purchase
of top vineyards in the region – Barbaresco Asili, Barbaresco Santo Stefano, and
Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto.

In the mid 1960s, Bruno Giacosa was amongst the first producers (along with
Angelo Gaja and Beppe Colla) to make single vineyard bottlings of Barolo and
Barbaresco. The wines are made in a traditional style with as little
intervention as possible, from fermenting only with wild yeast to ageing of the
wines in large untoasted casks, which impart no flavour onto the wines. The wine
range is divided in wines labelled ‘Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa’ which are made
from purchased fruit, and wines labelled ‘Azienda Agricola di Bruno Giacosa’
which are made exclusively with estate owned grapes. Riserva bottlings are
distinguished with red labels and are made only in the best years and age for
longer before being released onto the market.

THE WINE

‘Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa’ which are made from purchased fruit, and wines
labelled ‘Azienda Agricola di Bruno Giacosa’ which are made exclusively with
estate owned grapes. Riserva bottlings are distinguished with red labels, and
are made only in the best years and age for longer before being released onto
the market.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2015Country:ItalyRegion:Piedmont
Sub region:BaroloGrape:100% Nebbiolo
Style:Savory and classicSweetness:DryABV:13.5%Drinking window:2022 - 2040Size:
750mlFood match:Lamb


CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.