2011 Barbera d'Alba Falletto
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Good saturated ruby-red. Musky, slightly reduced nose offers black raspberry and some spicy high notes. Like liquid velvet in the mouth, with a high level of dry extract (actually 32 g/l) giving the crushed cherry fruit a rock-like solidity. Dense, smooth and very long, with very fine tannins. This makes the basic barbera seem dry on the end. Both of these wines were raised in large oak casks.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2011 Barbera d'Alba Falletto demonstrates a sudden jump in aromatic complexity with the careful introduction of Indian spice, leather, toasted nut and tobacco that coexists beautifully with the wine-s ripe blackberry fruit. The wine sees two months more oak than the other Barbera d-Alba, and this slight change goes a long way in terms of adding extra texture and density. This wine demonstrates that 2011 was an excellent year for Barbera. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022. With the return of winemaker Dante Scaglione in 2011, the wines of Bruno Giacosa (-the genius of Neive-) continue to impress. Bruna Giacosa, Bruno-s daughter, has taken over daily operations at the winery since her father suffered a stroke in 2006. Importer: Folio Fine Wine Partners, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 256-2700
The 2011 Barbera d'Alba Falletto demonstrates a sudden jump in aromatic complexity with the careful introduction of Indian spice, leather, toasted nut and tobacco that coexists beautifully with the wine-s ripe blackberry fruit. The wine sees two months more oak than the other Barbera d-Alba, and this slight change goes a long way in terms of adding extra texture and density. This wine demonstrates that 2011 was an excellent year for Barbera. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022. ||With the return of winemaker Dante Scaglione in 2011, the wines of Bruno Giacosa (-the genius of Neive-) continue to impress. Bruna Giacosa, Bruno-s daughter, has taken over daily operations at the winery since her father suffered a stroke in 2006. Wine Advocate.June, 2013
About the producer
Bruno Giacosa – now run by daughter Bruna – is a cult Nebbiolo producer, that has consistently made some of the best single-vineyard Barbaresco and Barolo from the 1960s onwards. The“red-label” Riservas are some of the finest and most collectable wines in Italy.