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92
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2005
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92/100
Nebbiolo
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Taster #3402
· Apr 11, 2024
92/100
Leather, mint, cherry, rose, , earthy undertones on the nose. Earthy tart cherry palate, med+ finish. Excellent balance. Not the greatest Giacosa but a perfectly satisfying one. In a good place now. After a couple of hours more roses, more fruit, also more tannins and sheer energy in this wine. Showing increased depth, a lot out of a lesser vintage wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #6804
· Jul 10, 2023
Now this is a barbaresco built for the long haul, still quite fresh, dare I say maybe too young? But opened over a couple hours in the decanter. Amazing nose of roses and cherry. Power and elegance here.
2005 vintage
Taster #6171
· Dec 5, 2022
On day two and has developed that beef stew like aroma. Still has primary fruit, present and clear on the palate. Forceful. On day two so no
2005 vintage
Taster #1526
· Jan 14, 2022
91/100
Pale ruby with a slightly tawny rim. Feels quite restrained on the nose - maybe a bit cold, there’s a bit of red fruit and tar. The palate is still dominated by the tannins, there’s lots of grip and good acidity. Underneath that there’s cherry fruit and a little floral character that appears with time. Good intensity of flavour. Via Coravin.
2005 vintage
Taster #1526
· Nov 8, 2021
91/100
Pale ruby coloured with a big tarry nose, there’s a touch of alcohol there, some red cherry with time in the glass and maybe a hint of oak. Powerful but fine tannins dominate the palate, well balanced by the acidity and some lovely sour cherry fruits. Feels very well balanced with good intensity and length of flavour. Via Coravin.
2005 vintage
Taster #6769
· Oct 11, 2021
92/100
Double blind tasting Pale garnet Aromatics medium +. Rose, cherry, tar. No oak Palate has medium body. Tannins high, fine on teeth and gums. Acid medium +. Alcohol medium. Dry and ripe cherry, red flowers. Finish has medium length. Balanced. I really liked the balance of fruit in the mouth compared with the classic aromatics. Tannins have integrated reasonably well, so ready to drink although this has the structure to age further.
2005 vintage
Taster #2542
· Sep 29, 2021
91/100
Pale ruby/ garnet color Medium plus aromas of red and black cherry with roses/ lilac as well as hint of tar - no notable oak influence Medium bodied with palate of lush fresh and dried cherry with green herbs and tar Medium plus to high tannins - very fine grained and well integrated - medium plus acidity and medium alcohol with nice length driven by the fruit/ tannins and acid - quite well balanced despite the high tannins Its nice …
2005 vintage
Taster #1526
· Jun 15, 2021
89/100
Quite a compact nose, there’s cherry, oak and a little floral note that comas over time. Spicy grippy tannins. Initially feels like a little dryness to oak which is quite dominant. Nice sweet red fruit on the mid-palate. Softened with time in the glass - tarry fruit came to fore a bit more. Still feels quite youthful to me. Via Coravin.
2005 vintage
Taster #8386
· Feb 26, 2021
Bottle opened several hours prior lunch. Pristine long cork. Pale crimson colour. Initially reduced vinegar but quickly disappear. Then wonderful aromas appear: fleshy, earthy, petals of roses, seafoam, biscuits, first season raspberries ... endless complexity. Good dusty definition and that feminine sense so characteristic of Barbaresco. Silky texture, medium-bodied wine, nice acidity, calm & warm, decent persistance and a lovely bitter aftertaste. According with my taste, definitely time to go ... elegant and no less wonderful fermented juice. Botella abierta …
2005 vintage
Taster #4057
· Jan 16, 2021
92/100
Excellent barbaresco. Drink over the next 5 years to get a wine with both maturity and fruit left
2005 vintage
Taster #4057
· Sep 5, 2020
92/100
This is just excellent. Smooth, mature but still retains some friut. Drink over the coming years. Gave it 1hr decant
2005 vintage
Taster #0918
· Aug 25, 2020
98/100
Dreamy quality. Likely good for another 15 years!
2005 vintage
Taster #6059
· Jul 1, 2020
92/100
SLDS July 2020 - Re-United : Earthy, graphite, roses and cherry with some slate as well. Has fruit and tannin power but still feels elegant - lovely flavour and texture definition.
2005 vintage
Taster #6614
· Jul 1, 2020
Florals, dark fruits, hint of orange. Fills the mouth with a mix of fruits and glorious, fine, integrating tannins. Entering a good phase.
2005 vintage
Taster #4613
· Feb 15, 2020
92/100
Initially almost Bordeaux like with quite a lot of dark fruit. With time emerging complexity: rosehip, roses, black tea, mint, liquorice. On the palate elegant, not at all as much power as on the nose and at times a bit anemic. Still very tannic towards the finish. Good wine. Not sure where it is heading, I fear the fruit will dry out before the tannins resolve.
2005 vintage
Taster #3991
· Jan 27, 2020
93/100
Two hour decant, better that the bottle I opened a year or so ago. Lots of tar with a hint of cinnamon cherry on the nose. Fine well integrated tannins, great mouthfeel and long finish. For some of us this was the wotn, beating out the 2007 silver oaks napa cab. I think this is a very nice barbaresco but you are going to pay a really big premium for the giacosa name. 93--94
2005 vintage
Taster #2235
· Aug 27, 2019
90/100
Not a superstar wine but I seldom drink an Italian wine I don't enjoy to some degree. This is a nice everyday wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #6171
· Apr 7, 2018
Dry and powerful and structure.
2005 vintage
Taster #4057
· Mar 23, 2018
92/100
This is excellent now-5yrs
2005 vintage
Taster #1355
· Jan 15, 2018
90/100
Has fine tannins, comes off a little earthy and tight to on opening. Each glass does best with 10-15 min air to start showing the lovely cherry fruit with some leather notes. At peak about 2-3 hours in. This is a nice wine at 12 years in, but for me it is worth it for the extra money for the single vineyards which have more polish in the mid-palate and lift in the finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #0341
· Aug 19, 2017
94/100
Sour cherries, red currants, tar, mushrooms and toasted pine nuts. Mellow tannins for Nebbiolo. Drinking great right now!
2005 vintage
Taster #6614
· Jun 24, 2017
92/100
Truffle Dinner with Chris, Dom, Phil and Jane (Home) : Cork. 14% alc. Decanted 3 hours. Fine sediment. Medium garnet. Attractive aromas - florals, cherry, orange peel, smoky earth. Palate is seductive. Minimal weight but lovely intensity. Tannins are fine and give a polished, seamless feel to the wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #5652
· Mar 4, 2017
89/100
I really wanted to like this. Received as a gift from a colleague, I looked forward to drinking it. While beautiful wine, nicely aged and integrated, the drinking experience was weaker than I had hoped. Full disclosure, I chose the wrong food, but still... Decanted for 30 minutes, drank over the next two hours. Fruit was soft, tannins were super-fine, almost like liquid talcum. Maybe the acids, fruit and alcohol were TOO integrated (if that even makes sense). Lacking clarity, …
2005 vintage
Taster #3991
· Feb 2, 2017
92/100
Poured thru a venturi then let it sit for an hour. 3 glasses poured and the room soon filled with the cherry, a little spice and a hint of orange peel. The nose was outstanding and for me the best part of this wine. Good finish, nice mouthfeel with the tannins very smooth and well intergrated. All in all a very good wine but, at least for me, it seemed to be lacking the "wow" I thought a wine in …
2005 vintage
Taster #6680
· Oct 30, 2016
Dype og tiltalende frukt-toner i retning moden jordbær og mørk kirsebær. Sekundær streif av tørkede blomster, luksus-lær og tjære. Presis og strukturert munnfølelse, kjølig fruktighet og godt tannin hold. Medium pluss lang utgang. Drikker bra på nåværende tidspunkt.
2005 vintage
Taster #9116
· Oct 9, 2015
93/100
En väldigt bra Barbaresco. Ren fin frukt, bra syra, silkiga tanniner. Väldigt bra balans
2005 vintage