Bruno Giacosa

Asili Di Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.426 ratings
9.53 pro ratings
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Ehren Jordan

Owner/Winemaker Failla Wines

9.4

Tannins were the perfect foil to venison loins in the wood burning oven.

Tannins were the perfect foil to venison loins in the wood burning oven.

Mar 13th, 2015
Phil Stice

May be in a dumb phase or still too young right now but it didn't quite show how I'd expect a wine of this caliber to.

May be in a dumb phase or still too young right now but it didn't quite show how I'd expect a wine of this caliber to.

Jul 28th, 2017
Andrew Cullimore

From magnum . Ruby centre with garnet rim . Elegant with roses and medicinal notes , pine resin, dried spices . Spiced red cherry , quite high refreshing acidity . Quite mineral also , sweet refined tannin, long and ripe finish . This is still quite young , elegant and feminine . This is nice now with time in the glass , and will improve over the next 5 , last a further 5-10 .

From magnum . Ruby centre with garnet rim . Elegant with roses and medicinal notes , pine resin, dried spices . Spiced red cherry , quite high refreshing acidity . Quite mineral also , sweet refined tannin, long and ripe finish . This is still quite young , elegant and feminine . This is nice now with time in the glass , and will improve over the next 5 , last a further 5-10 .

Oct 6th, 2023
Manny Abascal

Young, austere, opened up after a short decant to show a powerful but graceful and classic Nebbiolo. My last bottle and I opened it a decade too early.

Young, austere, opened up after a short decant to show a powerful but graceful and classic Nebbiolo. My last bottle and I opened it a decade too early.

Jul 18th, 2019
Manny Abascal

Beautiful wine with typical characteristics whose only unfair flaw was to be beside the 2004 Rabaja in the tasting.

Beautiful wine with typical characteristics whose only unfair flaw was to be beside the 2004 Rabaja in the tasting.

Nov 6th, 2018
Ned Gray Creed

That’s 2005. Pay attention!

That’s 2005. Pay attention!

Feb 5th, 2018
Tan Ernest

Favourite of the night, but still so sooooo young. Needed a good 3-4 hours in the decanter before it finally loosen up.

Favourite of the night, but still so sooooo young. Needed a good 3-4 hours in the decanter before it finally loosen up.

Feb 9th, 2017
Mathew McNamara

This was sublime for something that was double decanted 36 hours earlier. A classic.

This was sublime for something that was double decanted 36 hours earlier. A classic.

Apr 17th, 2016
Ron Siegel

Very aromatic showing dark red cherry, strawberry with dried flowers, leather and tar. Love the transparency and purity of fruit that you normally get out of Burgundy, so elegant and balanced but still has the tannins and structure to develop further. 👌

Very aromatic showing dark red cherry, strawberry with dried flowers, leather and tar. Love the transparency and purity of fruit that you normally get out of Burgundy, so elegant and balanced but still has the tannins and structure to develop further. 👌

Oct 7th, 2015
Lucas Gutierrez

Really great balance and structure for a supposed inferior vintage.....no one told Bruno. :)

Really great balance and structure for a supposed inferior vintage.....no one told Bruno. :)

Oct 20th, 2014