98 points James Suckling: "Roses and lavender with other flowers. Peaches. Glorious fruit of dark plums and ripe strawberries. This is dense and intense but there are layers of very fine tannins, like fine cashmere. Goes on for minutes. Opens in the mouth. Almost endless. Three years in cask and two years in bottle before January 2023 release. Give this at least five to six years. (7/28/23)"
97 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "This year's top-end release from Bruno Giacosa is the 2017 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche (in the red label). Bottled in 2019, the wine stands apart thanks to a hot and dry growing season that Bruna Giacosa is very excited about. In fact, she prefers 2017 to 2015, although the two vintages do share similarities. This wine is very open-knit, and it reveals dark concentration in the form of ripe blackberry, candied cherry and spice. The tannins show a loose, granular quality that adds considerably to the textural impact of this Riserva. Drink: 2025-2050. (Aug 2023)"
97 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "[$830 list] This supple red is elegant and powerful, driven by an underlying mineral element. Strawberry, cherry, rose, iron and wild thyme aromas and flavors persist, building to a long aftertaste, while dense, refined tannins lend support. Offers superb balance and length. Best from 2025 through 2045. 110 cases imported. (2023)"
97 points Ian D'Agata (Terroir Sense): "Pale medium red with a delicate rim. Spicy deep nose offers nuances of ripe red cherry, dark plum, cinnamon, marzipan and forest floor. Nicely tannic on entry, then more suave in the middle, with very long, mouthcoating spice nuances (cinnamon, nutmeg) nicely complicating the rich, deep red fruit flavours. Mouthcoating but also very noble and very pure, this finishes extremely long with repeating hints of candied red cherry. This was chosen as a Riserva unlike the excellent 2015 because Bruna found it had more structure, and so went ahead despite it being a hot year. Bottled in 2019 and out on sale in January 2023, I think her decision was a good one, as this 2017 is an absolute knockout and heads and shoulders above 99% of the Barolos made in that much too hot a year. Drinking window: 2029-2047. (12/8/23)"
97 points Monica Larner (Wine Advocate): "This year's top-end release from Bruno Giacosa is the 2017 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche (in the red label). Bottled in 2019, the wine stands apart thanks to a hot and dry growing season that Bruna Giacosa is very excited about. In fact, she prefers 2017 to 2015, although the two vintages do share similarities. This wine is very open-knit, and it reveals dark concentration in the form of ripe blackberry, candied cherry and spice. The tannins show a loose, granular quality that adds considerably to the textural impact of this Riserva. Drink: 2025-2050. (Aug 2023)"
97 points Bruce Sanderson (Wine Spectator): "[$830 list] This supple red is elegant and powerful, driven by an underlying mineral element. Strawberry, cherry, rose, iron and wild thyme aromas and flavors persist, building to a long aftertaste, while dense, refined tannins lend support. Offers superb balance and length. Best from 2025 through 2045. 110 cases imported. (2023)"
97 points Ian D'Agata (Terroir Sense): "Pale medium red with a delicate rim. Spicy deep nose offers nuances of ripe red cherry, dark plum, cinnamon, marzipan and forest floor. Nicely tannic on entry, then more suave in the middle, with very long, mouthcoating spice nuances (cinnamon, nutmeg) nicely complicating the rich, deep red fruit flavours. Mouthcoating but also very noble and very pure, this finishes extremely long with repeating hints of candied red cherry. This was chosen as a Riserva unlike the excellent 2015 because Bruna found it had more structure, and so went ahead despite it being a hot year. Bottled in 2019 and out on sale in January 2023, I think her decision was a good one, as this 2017 is an absolute knockout and heads and shoulders above 99% of the Barolos made in that much too hot a year. Drinking window: 2029-2047. (12/8/23)"
| Product SKU | 347588 |
| Producer | Giacosa/Bruno |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| SubRegion | Barolo DOCG |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Designation | Riserva |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
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