2012 Bruno Giacosa - Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche RiservaColour : Red Producer : Bruno Giacosa Label Name : Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva Country : Italy Region : Piedmont Sub Region : Barolo Variety : Nebbiolo Vintage : 2012 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Ratings : James Suckling 98 pts, Wine Spectator 97 pts Tasting Notes : A rich and decadent Barolo with dark berry, meat and hints of chocolate and spice. Full body, layered and dense with some leather and walnut underlying the ripe fruit.

this offers lemon oil

In Château-Chalon specifically

the wine benefits from significant diurnal temperature variation and a combination of volcanic porphyry and mineral-rich soils

—Luis Gutiérrez

it will evolve for 15-18 years

spice and crushed stone that all vie for your attention in equal measure

iron mineral and the distinctive silky-textured quality that Merlot-dominant Margaux achieves at full development

Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

Very broad and sweet on the palate

complexity and ageing potential

The 2015 Chianti Classico is a wine with a firm backbone and bright acidity

describing a wine of “compelling bouquet with black plum