Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto 2007 (750ML)

96 JS / 94+ AG / 95 ST

Incredible depth of fruit. Strawberries, flowers and earth steal the show. Beautiful, with clean comportment. Breathtaking structure and a ravishing finish. James Suckling

The 2007 Barolo Falletto is an overachieving wine, even at this high level. The bouquet has a level of delineation, sweetness, inner perfume and nuance generally only found in Giacosas Red Label Riservas. The Falletto impresses for the intensity of its dark fruit and superb overall balance. The extroverted personality of the vintage is quite evident, especially as the wine sits in the glass. Menthol, flowers and licorice add the final notes of complexity on the finish. This is an especially racy Barolo from Bruno Giacosa, but the trademark elegance is there. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2032. Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

(white label): Good deep red. Perfumed, complex nose melds plum, red cherry, mocha, tobacco, wild herbs and spices. Sweet, silky and seamless, with almost painful intensity to its fruit if not yet as complex in the mouth as on the nose. Healthy acidity accentuates the wine's perfume. Finishes with very suave tannins and outstanding floral persistence. Said Dante Scaglione: I thought 2007 in Serralunga would be great from the moment of the harvest. Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media