Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Vigna Rocche Vintage:2003 Give this 5-8 years of

Give this 5-8 years of time before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that

dark fruit

very plush in style with a caressing

Interestingly given the style of the vintage this isn’t quite a big and robust as it usually is which should permit it to be approachable after only 6 to 8 years yet it has the stuffing to effortlessly develop over 15 to 18

Not really my style of wine

Bruno Giacosa, Barolo Vigna Rocche Vintage:2003 Give this 5-8 years ofThe 1999 Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto is a knock out. Dark red cherry, plum, incense and orange peel are all very much alive in the glass. The 1999 Rocche is rich, sensual and powerful to the core, with fabulous depth, explosive fruit and captivating intensity. Because of its greater power and richness, the tannins are nearly buried by the fruit. Here, too, the 1999 has moved on from its primary stage, but it is not mature, either. Ideally, readers