Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto Riserva Red label, 2011

Name: Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto Riserva Red label, 2011
Brand: Private
SKU: NYC-[PVT]-PVT-MASSCELL-052126-BGBLRFRR2011-ROW46-BOX 4
Price: 434.99 USD
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Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy

by Bruno Giacosa

$434.99

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This is as close to the top of Barolo as it gets. Bruno Giacosa reserved his famous red label for only a handful of bottlings he deemed truly exceptional, and Le Rocche del Falletto Riserva is the crown jewel, a vineyard selection from the sweet spot of the Falletto cru in Serralunga d'Alba. The vines sit on a steep, southwest-facing amphitheater of calcareous clay that Giacosa considered the finest ground in the region for elegant, long-lived Barolo. It spends 32 months in large French oak botti, then years more in bottle before release. The 2011 is a warm, generous vintage, more approachable in its youth than the austere classics, but make no mistake, this is a wine to cellar for the long haul. Decant well ahead.

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Robert Parker

97 points

"Here we have the venerated red label. The Bruno Giacosa 2011 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigne Le Rocche commands attention and respect. The wine successfully, and somewhat magically, turns the tables on the overdone exuberance of the warm vintage and the natural heft that is inherent to Serralunga d'Alba. It does a great job of reining in all that power and transforming it into streamlined elegance instead. The wine opens to a dark and penetrating color and an immediately expressive bouquet. Thick layers of dark fruit, iron-rich earth, balsam herb, Darjeeling tea, dried ginger and cherry cola rise from the bouquet. The wine's Falletto signature is very strong. This is a Grande Vino with the proverbial capital G and capital V." —Monica Larner

Decanter

97 points

"Possibly Bruno Giacosa’s famously taciturn nature has contributed to the iconic status he enjoys, as a kind of paradoxical self-promotion in reverse. However that may be, behind those dark-rimmed spectacles lies one of Italy’s greatest wine producers of all time. He did his apprenticeship selecting grapes for the family business and used bought-in grapes for the first wines he made at his own company. In 1982 he acquired the 3ha Falletto vineyard at Serralunga, which is the source of his Barolo. Southwest-facing in a natural amphitheatre, with sandstone and silty marl soils, it is by common consensus one of the finest crus of the Langhe. Giacosa once said that he preferred his wines to speak for him and this perhaps explains his legendary perfectionism. He will never bottle a wine until he considers it ready and will never bring out a vintage unless it completely convinces him, which makes the release of the Vigna Le Rocche Riserva a truly iconic event. There's an immediate rush of aroma on the nose; prune, nutmeg, pressed flowers, a touch of camphor, a hint of bay leaf and then the most classic tar and roses. Round, deep, broad and richly textured on the palate; still very compact but already majestic."

Wine Spectator

97 points

"This alluring red starts out with soft rose, cherry, raspberry and menthol flavors, all harmonious, before picking up tar, tobacco and mineral elements, playing out on the long finish. This has mellowed somewhat, but the fruit never gives up, even as mouthcoating tannins emerge."

More about Bruno Giacosa

Bruno Giacosa passed away in 2018, but his legacy defines classical Barolo and Barbaresco. He was convinced that Nebbiolo doesn't need French barriques or modern tweaks—only time in large oak and genuine understanding of terroir. His golden palate earned him recognition as an 'icon of Piedmont' and a 'guardian of the traditional style,' and his wines are objects of desire for good reason. These are classical expressions of Nebbiolo made by someone who understood the grape's infinite complexity.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Nebbiolo
Vintage

2011
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Traditional

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Perfect Pairings

Braised beef in Barolo, truffle risotto, roasted game, or aged Parmigiano.

Tasting Profile

Classic Nebbiolo of rose, tar, dried cherry, leather and spice. Full-bodied with powerful, fine-grained tannins, high acidity and an immense, lingering finish.