2005. Primal nose, very closed. Hints if rose petal, tar, cherry pit and loam. Reminds me of Chiavennasca grapes from Valtellina. — 11 years ago

Nice floral/rose petal notes; awesome for a hard vintage — 12 years ago
Very smooth and silky now with red cherry fruit with exotic spices and dried rosé petal very exotic still has firm tannins notes of truffle and earth. Finish 50+ most excellent — 13 years ago
Started out a little funky with a slight curry and old furniture but started to blow off and developed into a classic Barolo with dried cherry, Rosemary, tobacco and rose petal. Still a baby and needs more time. I am a big fan of this producer! — 11 years ago
Light purple with hints of orange and brown. Medium-light body. Opened slightly tightly with notes of cola, earth, and bark. Some air (2 hours) revealed a rose-petal, cherry skin nose, and a lovely jammy palate. The medium to high acidity balances it very nicely. Some earth remained throughout. Very nice - recommended! — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel
Dried cherry, mushroom, leather, earth, tar and rose petal. Love Giacosa! — 11 years ago