Producer Notes
Bruno Giacosa worked in the wine industry from 1944 almost to his death in 2018, was a perfectionist, and was as responsible as anyone for the improvements in quality and reliability of Piedmontese wine over the last 50 years.
He owns vineyards in Barolo, Barbaresco and Alba and also acts as a negotiant for many growers in the region. The firm is now managed by his daughter Bruna and wine-making is back in the hands of Bruno’s old oenologist, Dante Scaglione, meaning that there is no reason to expect any drop in standards.
Wines from vineyards owned by Bruno Giacosa are bottled as “Azienda Agricola Falletto Bruno Giacosa”, whereas negociant bottlings are marked “Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa”.
Vintage Notes
2014 was an above average in Piedmont
Other 2014 Barbaresco DOCG
2014 Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco: £39
2014 Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco Ovello Riserva: £69
2014 Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco (150cl): £69
2014 Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva (150cl): £125
2014 Roagna Barbaresco Asili VV: £210
2014 Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco (300cl): £265
Other formats of 2014 Falletto di Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva
Other vintages of Falletto di Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva
2000 (in Magnum): £1250
2007: £580
2011 (in Magnum): £430
2016: £480
Other wines from Falletto di Bruno Giacosa
1986 Barolo Riserva: £885
2001 Barolo: £340
2005 Barolo Le Rocche: £315
2008 Barolo: £235
2008 Barbaresco Rabaja: £420
2011 Barolo Riserva (300cl): £2700
2011 Barolo Riserva (150cl): £840
2011 Barolo Riserva: £400
2012 Barolo: £125
2012 Barolo Riserva (300cl): £1600
2012 Barolo Riserva: £390
2013 Barolo Le Rocche: £180
2014 Barolo Riserva (150cl): £915
2015 Barolo: £155
2015 Barbaresco Rabaja: £165
Our rating –