Giacosa/Bruno Barolo Villero di Castiglione Falletto 1985
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Giacosa/Bruno Barolo Villero di Castiglione Falletto 1985

Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy
JG 94
CT 93-94
Item # 343541

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$675.00

750ml
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94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "I should really be trying to leave alone my last handful of bottles of the beautiful 1985 Villero from Bruno Giacosa, but it always tempts when I am down in the cellar. This most recent bottle was outstanding, but perhaps showing a tad younger than the previous example and the wine is still clearly in climbing mode and a few years away from its true apogee. The bouquet delivers a very fine blend of cherries, gentle tariness, a nice touch of beef broth, woodsmoke, roasted gamebird and a distinct topnote of anise. On the palate the wine is deep, full and rock solid at the core, with a suave attack, the sappy sweetness of fruit of a maturing Giacosa Barolo, moderate, slowly melting tannins, outstanding focus and grip and a very long, perfectly balanced finish. A classic, masculine style of Barolo with many, many years of great drinking still ahead of it. 2018-2050. (Jan/Feb 2018)"

93.6 points CellarTracker.com community score.
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94 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "I should really be trying to leave alone my last handful of bottles of the beautiful 1985 Villero from Bruno Giacosa, but it always tempts when I am down in the cellar. This most recent bottle was outstanding, but perhaps showing a tad younger than the previous example and the wine is still clearly in climbing mode and a few years away from its true apogee. The bouquet delivers a very fine blend of cherries, gentle tariness, a nice touch of beef broth, woodsmoke, roasted gamebird and a distinct topnote of anise. On the palate the wine is deep, full and rock solid at the core, with a suave attack, the sappy sweetness of fruit of a maturing Giacosa Barolo, moderate, slowly melting tannins, outstanding focus and grip and a very long, perfectly balanced finish. A classic, masculine style of Barolo with many, many years of great drinking still ahead of it. 2018-2050. (Jan/Feb 2018)"

93.6 points CellarTracker.com community score.
Product SKU 343541
Producer Giacosa/Bruno
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
SubRegion Barolo DOCG
Varietal Nebbiolo
Vintage 1985
Size 750ml
Color Red
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