Carlo Giacosa Barbaresco Montefico 2019 / 750 ml.
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A dense and tightly structured red, this reveals cherry, strawberry, iron, tar and eucalyptus flavors. Beefy tannins uphold the finish, where the lasting impression is a beam of cherry. Well-proportioned, needing time to integrate. Best from 2025 through 2043. 650 cases made, 185 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
Some candied-berry, watermelon and dried orange-peel character. Medium body, creamy tannins and a fresh and focused finish. Drink in 2024 and onwards. (James Suckling)
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Critical Acclaim
SP95 95 pts. / Wine Spectator (Feb 28, 2023)
JS92 92 pts. / JamesSuckling.com (Sunday, October 2, 2022)
Where It's From
Region / Piedmont
Located in northwestern Italy near the Italian Alps, Piedmont is home to two of Italy's more famous wines: Barolos and Barbarescos. Each of these wines are made with the Nebbiolo grape, which is the premier red grape in the region. Other red grapes of note used in Piedmont include Barbera and Dolcetto. Among white wine grapes used in Piedmont are Moscatos, which are increasing in popularity here in the US. Piedmont's capital city Torino is also home to large productions of Vermouth, also made from Moscato.
Country / Italy
Italy is famous for its powerful, sleek, and elegant reds wines from ancient growing areas with legendary names such as Chianti, Barolo, Barbaresco, Montepulciano. Italian white wines are also gaining popularity: Orvieto, Pinot Grigio, and Sauvignon are excellent examples of Italian white wines.
Wines of Italy are complex and flavorful, much like the culture that is their source and the cuisine that is their match.
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SKU | 99988 |
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Product Type | Wine |
Alternate Name | Carlo Giacosa Barbaresco Montefico |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Product Location - Location-Appellation | Barbaresco |
Package Size | 750 ml. |
Proof/Alcohol by Volume | 14.5% |
Wine/Spirit Brand | Carlo Giacosa |
Bottles per Case | 12 |
Vintage | 2019 |
Can it Be Shipped | Yes |
Premier Pick | No |
Wine Type | Table Wine |
Wine - Color | Red |
Grape(s) | Nebbiolo |
Primary Grape | Nebbiolo |
Dollar Sale (Y/N) | No |
2019 / 750 ml.
A firm, elegant red marked by haunting aromas of rose, cherry and spices. Supple and beautifully balanced, with strawberry and cherry flavors shaded by underbrush and white pepper. Shows fine length, with a hint of licorice. Best from 2025 through 2042. 3,823 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
The 2019 Barolo Marcenasco is spiced and fragrant with cinnamon, fresh leather, red cherry, and clove. It is expressive through the palate, with wild berries, cedar, forest floor, and a well-balanced, ripe structure. Drink 2025–2040. (Audrey Frick)
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2019 / 750 ml.
The 2019 Barolo Aleste is another stellar wine from Sandrone. Like Le Vigne, the Aleste is a tightly wound ball of energy. Dark cherry, mocha, plum, licorice and lavender all race across the palate. This racy, but youthfully austere Barolo has a ton to offer. There’s more density and a darker profile than in the Le Vigne, sort of like a soloist to Le Vigne’s orchestra. (Antonio Galloni)
Aleste is a contraction of the names Alessia and Stefano, grandchildren of the late Luciano Sandrone. With fruit from Cannubi Boschis, the 2019 Barolo Aleste shows important richness and structure. This is the proverbial Barolo with a capital B. It reveals thick layers of dark fruit, cherry and spice. It shows sweet tannins and impactful texture. When tasting at the winery, Le Vigne is usually served first, and Aleste comes after that. Both wines promise a very long aging window. (Monica Larner)
This red leans more toward black cherry, blackberry and violet flavors, with tar, tea and autumn wood underbrush accents lurking underneath. Firm, dense and persists on the sinewy finish. Combines elegance with power, but needs time. Best from 2027 through 2048. 800 cases made, 200 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
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2019 / 750 ml.
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More citrus character emerges from the 2019 Barolo Via Nuova, which is lifted, elegant, and fresh with orange peel. On the palate, it has outstanding energy, with finely coiled tannins, more linear drive, and refreshing energy in its notes of pomegranate, raspberry, and crushed stones. I love this wine now, and it will be fantastic over the coming decades. (Audrey Frick)
The 2019 Barolo Via Nuova is a blend of fruit from various sites across multiple villages in the appellation. The wine is immediately open and beautiful, showing dark fruit, cherry, spice, blue flower and potting soils. The healthy fruit in this vintage shows an almost crunchy quality. With climate changes and weather patterns that are becoming increasingly tropical in nature, hail storms are a reoccurring threat. In recent times, they have been especially violent in the village of La Morra. Chiara Boschis installed hail nets in her vineyards seven years ago. (Monica Larner)
The 2019 Barolo Via Nuova is another gorgeous wine in this tasting. Soaring and broad in its aromatic intensity, the 2019 has it all. The blend of seven sites works so well. Readers will find a seamless, wonderfully complete Barolo. Dried flowers, herbs, mint, rose petal, kirsch and orange zest lend notable complexity throughout. The 2019 is deep and also quite rich, but not at all heavy. There is a touch of oak sweetness, but it just adds to the wine’s exotic beauty. (Antonio Galloni)
Packed with cherry and raspberry flavors, this red is both supple and firmly structured. Reveals earth, mineral, eucalyptus and anise notes that add depth, while the muscular tannins take over on the finish for now. Shows fine potential. Best from 2027 through 2047. 375 cases made, 113 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
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2019 / 750 ml.
A taut red, with hay and grass aromas giving way to cherry, strawberry, earth and iron flavors. This has all the components in the right place, with a firm structure and lightly astringent finish. Shows fine harmony and length. Best from 2026 through 2042. 3,350 cases made, 800 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
With a really fun retro-looking label, the Ascheri 2019 Barolo shows a classic playlist of Nebbiolo aromas with redcurrant, iris, rusty nail and licorice. The wine sits well on the palate, even at this young stage, thanks to fresh acidity and integrated tannins. This is a good-looking bottle for near and medium-term consumption. Fruit is blended from La Morra, Verduno and Serralunga d’Alba. Some 38,500 bottles were made. (Monica Larner)
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2019 / 750 ml.
Mauro Molino bought this vineyard in the 1990s, but the first vintage was not produced from it until 2001. The first of the single vineyard wines, the 2019 Barolo Gallinotto is lifted with mineral, fresh mint, and tarragon and has a floral imprint of wet stone, red cherry, and cinnamon. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied but takes on crunchy fresh acidity, with fine though present tannins, and has a cooling effect throughout. The palate reveals notes of anise, mint, and pomegranate. Allow for another year in bottle and drink 2024–2040. (Audrey Frick)
Harmonious, this red sports cherry and raspberry flavors at the core, accented by eucalyptus, tobacco and mineral. Reveals a lean frame infused with assertive, grainy tannins. This will need a few years to integrate. Best from 2026 through 2042. 900 cases made, 300 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
The 2019 Barolo Gallinotto is a very pretty wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. There’s plenty of immediacy, but not quite the depth or complexity of the very best wines in the range. Succulent red cherry fruit, cedar, pipe tobacco, menthol and dried flowers linger. (Antonio Galloni)
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2019 / 750 ml.
I had the chance to walk the Cannubi vineyard with Chiara Boschis this past fall. You really don’t get a sense of how steep the inclines are and how powdery the soils are until you are there, struggling with each difficult step. She navigates the difficult terrain effortlessly. The 2019 Barolo Cannubi shows an etched or three-dimensional quality with sharp fruit flavors, blue flower and chalky stone. There were some weather extremes during the growing season, but everything balanced out in the end. Phenolic ripeness was easily achieved. Chiara Boschis describes 2019 as a cross between 2016 and 2017. In her portfolio, Via Nuova is the classic Barolo, Mosconi has the power and Cannubi shows the finesse of Nebbiolo. (Monica Larner)
The 2019 Barolo Cannubi is flat-out stunning. Rich and beautifully textured, the 2019 dazzles from start to finish. Freshly cut flowers, mint, crushed red berry fruit, orange peel, salt and dried herbs are some of the many notes that grace this exquisite, wonderfully nuanced Barolo from Chiara Boschis. Sweet floral and spice overtones build into the finish. The precision here is unreal. Aging in cask works so well here. What a wine! (Antonio Galloni)
A red of depth and opulence, with black cherry and blackberry fruit accented by earth, green olive tapenade, green tea and tobacco flavors. Complex, with considerable power and length, this will require a bit more time to integrate than its peers. Best from 2027 through 2046. 277 cases made, 83 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
The 2019 Barolo Cannubi is red-fruited and elegant, with a sweet perfume of red berries, candied roses, fresh leather, and dusty earth. It is medium-bodied and has a linear structure, with notes of ripe orange, a touch of incense, and raspberry easing through the arch, fine and approachable tannins, and a long, elegant finish. Drink 2024–2044. (Audrey Frick)
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2019 / 750 ml.
Beautiful aromas of plums and violets with some flint. Full-bodied. Layered and softly chewy. Meat, berry and hints of cedar and nutmeg. Flavorful finish. Solid and very together with a softness at the back of the palate. Drink in 2026 and beyond.
A powerful red, yet well-defined too, with strawberry, cherry, floral, mineral and tobacco aromas and flavors aligned to a muscular structure. Feels balanced overall, yet will take a few years to fully integrate. Best from 2026 through 2045. 580 cases made, 45 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
The La Spinetta 2019 Barbaresco Starderi Vürsù is perfumed and bright with dark rose and wild plum. The wine is solid and dense, with a pretty presentation of fruit that feels healthy and crunchy at the same time. The tannins are well integrated into this structured, full-bodied Barbaresco. The Starderi has shown a very consistent performance over the years. These releases from La Spinetta are all packaged in big, heavy glass bottles. (Monica Larner)
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2019 / 750 ml.
The 2019 Barolo Prapò (with fruit from Serralunga d’Alba) is a rich and amply fleshed-out wine with dark fruit aromas, plenty of spice and dried rose, along with grilled rosemary and cola. You also get that reddish, metallic earthy note that appears so frequently in wines from this part of the appellation. The finish is medium-rich and fresh. Some 9,000 bottles were made. (Monica Larner)
A solidly built red, with pure cherry and strawberry fruit flavors complemented by iron, eucalyptus and oak spices. Turns firm yet remains elegant on the finish, where the fruit yields to spice accents. Best from 2026 through 2043. 500 cases made, 180 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
Attractive aromas of red berries, blood orange, dried flowers and moist bark. Medium- to full-bodied, dry and chalky with chewy tannins and vivid acidity. Savory, red-fruited finish. Try after 2025. (James Suckling)
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2019 / 750 ml.
Cerretta is one of my favorite sites in Serralunga d’Alba because it consists of vines wrapped around a hilltop with various exposures. For that reason, Cerretta wines can vary widely from producer to producer. The Azelia 2019 Barolo Cerretta has dark fruit and spice, but the bouquet is mostly colored by flinty mineral tones, smoke and pencil shaving. It offers terrific balance and also manages some softly perfumed notes of violet and blue flower that you don’t get in the other wines. It sees 50 days of extended maceration and 30 months of aging in large oak casks. This is a very limited production of 3,200 bottles. (Monica Larner)
Perfumed with sliced raspberries, violets and strawberries as well as hints of orange. It’s medium-bodied with firm and fresh tannins that are chewy. Bright acidity. Energetic wine. Drink after 2027. (James Suckling)
A lean, sinewy style, this red suggests cherry and strawberry fruit shaded by mint, cumin and tar accents. Though energetic, the finish is currently dominated by dense tannins. Requires patience. Best from 2027 through 2045. 400 cases made, 120 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
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2019 / 750 ml.
Aromatic, this red exudes scents of rose and cherry combined with flavors of white pepper, all allied to a linear structure. Balanced, with lingering traces of fruit, spice and chalky mineral on the finish. Best from 2025 through 2040. 250 cases made, 90 cases imported. (Bruce Sanderson)
Aromas of roses, tar and dried strawberries with hints of citrus and rust. Medium body. Firm and slightly austere tannins, but they will soften with time. Try after 2024. (James Suckling)
Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Primary Grape: Nebbiolo
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2016 / 750 ml.
Rose, crushed herb, forest berry and tilled soil aromas align with enticing whiffs of aromatic herb. Focused and boasting both tension and loads of flavor, the elegant palate doles out crunchy red cherry, pomegranate and sage alongside taut tannins and vibrant acidity.
The strawberry, flower and tar aromas are impressive and follow through to a medium to full body, firm and chewy tannins and a fresh and tightly compacted finish. Drink from 2021.
Italy | Piedmont | Barbaresco
Primary Grape: Nebbiolo
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2018 / 750 ml.
Packed tight with ripe and dark cherry fruit, the effect of the Carlo Giacosa 2018 Barbera d’Alba Superiore Lina is a bit monotone, but like any good Barbera, what you are looking for is fruit intensity and freshness for a nice pasta dinner and plenty of cheese. This wine offers balanced acidity and an easy-drinking approach. About 2,830 bottles were released.
Primary Grape: Barbera
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