In 1980, Bruno Giacosa purchased the Falletto estate, a 13-hectare plot in the hills of Serralunga d'Alba. He considered it the best place to produce world-class Barolo. He wasn't wrong. More than four decades later, the red wine retains its character and value as well as ever.

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Put 2016 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto in a safe. Then, throw away the key. You’ll thank yourself later. While this stellar red wine from Serralunga begs for consumption in youth, it ought to be even better over the following decades.
 
In a word, 2016 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto is massive. It’s stacked with generous layers of strawberries, red cherries, blackberries, crushed stone, iron, hazelnut, tobacco, and cured meats. The towering wine exhibits tremendous power and concentration in youth with relentless energy found in Giacosa’s finest wine. However, what stands out is the finesse. For all the size and density, 2016 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto stays light on the palate with weightlessness that defies easy explanation.
 
The Final Sip: Bruno Giacosa flexes his mastery of Barolo with this massive, brawny, and concentrated red that retains an ethereal quality.

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