{"product_id":"bruno-giacosa-barbaresco-asili-2019","title":"Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonica Larner, Robert Parker, August 2021, 95P:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the white label, the 2019 Barbaresco Asili is a wine of exceptional clarity and focus. That brightness is applied to the bouquet and the mouthfeel alike, where the wine feels streamlined, elegant and tight. Asili is redolent of wild fruit, violets and candied orange peel. This wine was bottled in 2021 and needs a few more years in glass before it really starts to unwind and soften.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-jMZVPV jBWMMx\"\u003eBruna Giacosa is excited about quality in the upcoming 2022 vintage, although heat stress and dry conditions forced a reduction in yields by about 20%, she says.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer father Bruno Giacosa suffered a stroke in 2006 and eventually passed away in January 2018. This legendary winemaker had been working in the vineyards since he was a boy of 13 or 14 years old, and over time, he acquired an excellent sense of the best cru sites in both Barbaresco and Barolo. He passion grew and so did his ambition to source fruit from pinpoint areas of excellence in order to fulfill his vision of territory-specific Nebbiolo. Bruno Giacosa was among the first to fully understand the enormous winemaking potential of the crus. In Barbaresco, he bought fruit in Neive (Gallina and Basarin) among other spots. The irony is that for most of this time, he never owned a single hectare of vines. In 1964, he was the first to create a single-vineyard expression of Santo Stefano (in Neive, Barbaresco). When he finally decided to buy his first plot, he chose Falletto in Serralunga d’Alba (in the Barolo appellation). He considered this site ideal for obtaining both elegance and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bruno Giacosa Barbarescos Rabajà and Asili were made in 2019, as was the 2019 Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche (white label).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the estate did not make the red label Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche in 2019. That wine was produced in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017. It was not produced in 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2019. The Riserva will, however, be made in 2020 and 2022. Bruna has a good feeling about 2022, although a final decision on that vintage had not been taken at the time of my visit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The 2019 is not like 2020 or 2021, but it is a vintage that gives me happiness,\" she says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-jounMn cnxUjl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntonio Galloni, September 2023 - 94P:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-jounMn cnxUjl\"\u003eThe 2019 Barbaresco Riserva Asili is a very pretty, silky wine that shows all the signatures of this site in its refined, mid-weight personality. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, cedar, mint and tobacco all grace this classy Barbaresco. The 2019 is classic Asili, with firm tannins from the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-jounMn cnxUjl\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-jounMn cnxUjl\"\u003eBruno Giacosa stands as one of Piedmont's most legendary wine producers, crafting prestigious Barolo and Barbaresco wines from the Nebbiolo grape variety. The winery, located in the small town of Neive, represents three generations of winemaking excellence and has been operating since 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Development\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruno Giacosa joined the family business at age 15, representing the third generation of his Langhe winemaking family. In 1961, he released his first wine under his own label, and by 1964, he pioneered single-vineyard \"cru\" bottling in Piedmont with the Barbaresco Vigna Santo Stefano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard Holdings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe estate currently encompasses 20 hectares of vineyards, including:\u003cbr\u003e- The prestigious Falletto vineyard in Barolo (acquired in 1982)\u003cbr\u003e- Prime parcels in Asili and Rabajà in Barbaresco\u003cbr\u003e- Vineyards in La Morra and Serralunga d'Alba\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking Philosophy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction Approach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe winery maintains exceptionally high standards in wine production:\u003cbr\u003e- Wines are aged in traditional 5000L French oak botti\u003cbr\u003e- In exceptional years, wines receive the prestigious red label designation as Riservas\u003cbr\u003e- The estate produces approximately 400,000 bottles annually\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality Standards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruno Giacosa's commitment to excellence was so stringent that entire vintages (such as 2006 and 2010) were sold off in bulk when they didn't meet his exacting standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrent Operations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Bruno Giacosa's passing in 2018, his daughter Bruna continues to lead the winery, maintaining her father's winemaking philosophy of respecting traditional techniques while embracing modern technology. The estate operates with renowned oenologist Dante Scaglione, producing both estate-grown wines under the Azienda Agricola Falletto label and wines from purchased grapes under the Bruno Giacosa Wine House label.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bruno Giacosa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504010760458,"sku":"CEW298\/CEW554","price":1975.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/9273\/3194\/files\/barabarescoAsili_b16c0a14-5668-477b-b157-12eb2e77a00b.png?v=1735293297","url":"https:\/\/carlwandel.shop\/products\/bruno-giacosa-barbaresco-asili-2019","provider":"Carl Wandel \u0026 Søn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}