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2017 Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Serralunga D'alba

Piedmont

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Nebbiolo

Vintages
2017201320092007200520032000199919981997
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2025 - 2032

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Every time I taste the Giacosa wines I think maybe this is the year. Maybe this is the year things get back on track. There have been some promising signs in recent vintages. Sadly, this set of current releases will create notable angst among Giacosa fans, as the wines fall well short of the mark.

The first Red Label Riserva I bought on release was the 1989 Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva. The price was $55 a bottle in the mid-1990s, about $110 in today’s dollars. It was the most I had ever spent on a bottle of wine, a sum so high it seemed almost shockingly irresponsible. Today, a new release of Giacosa’s Red Label Riserva will set readers back 6-7 times that. Unfortunately, the quality is just not there. These new releases are an easy pass for the serious Piedmont consumer and collector.