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Piedmont

Piedmont’s name means “foot of the mountain” and it aptly describes Piedmont’s location near the Alps, just east of France and south of Switzerland. For admirers of Nebbiolo wines, Piedmont is Italy’s most exalted region, since it is home to Barolo and Barbaresco. Barolo and Barbaresco are names of towns as well as names of the two most prestigious Piedmont DOCGs. Piedmont, with 142,000 vineyard acres, has seven DOCGs and fifty DOCs, the highest number of DOCS in any Italian wine zone. Despite its relatively northern location, its sometimes cool and frequently foggy weather, Piedmont produces mostly red wines. The Nebbiolo grape thrives in this climate and in fact takes its name from the Italian word for fog, “nebbia.” With its rich buttery food, majestic red wines and complicated vineyard system, Piedmont is often thought of as the Burgundy of Italy. As in Burgundy, Piedmont vineyards generally have well-established boundaries, and the vineyards are often divided into smaller parcels owned by several families. Though Nebbiolo is considered the most “noble” Piedmont grape, Barbera is actually the most widely planted grape. Dolcetto is the third most common red grape. White wines in Piedmont are made from Arneis, Cortese, Erbaluce and Moscato. Though Barolo and Barbaresco are the stars of the region, the easy-to-drink, sparkling “spumante” and “frizzante” wines of the Asti DOCG are the most widely produced. There are also Piedmont Indicazione Geographica Tipica (IGT) wines that are often an innovative blend of traditional and non-traditional grapes. This relatively new appellation status was started in 1992 as an attempt to give an official classification to Italy’s newer blends that do fit the strict requirements of DOC and DOCG classifications. IGT wines may use the name of the region and varietal on their label or in their name.

2003 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili

ST  93   
WA  92   

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    
3 available
Bid *

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva

Base neck fill

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  95   
ST  94+    

2007 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Falletto Asili Riserva

Light label condition issue

WA  97   
ST  97   
WS  95   
3 available
Bid *

1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  92   

1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano di Neive

Very top shoulder fill

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  92-94   
11 available
Bid *

2005 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WA  94   
ST  94+    
WS  92   
JR  17.5   

2016 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto

JS  97   

2021 Bruno Giacosa Dolcetto d'Alba

Light label condition issue

6 available
Bid *

2021 Bruno Giacosa Dolcetto d'Alba

2 available
Bid *

2018 Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba

Light label condition issue

6 available
Bid *

1998 Gaja Barbaresco

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  91   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

1998 Gaja Barbaresco

Light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  91   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

2014 Gaja Barbaresco

Light label condition issue

VN  96   
WA  94   
WS  93   

2015 Gaja Barolo Conteisa

JS  98   
VN  97   
JD  97   
WA  96   
DE  95   
WS  93   
WE  93   
JR  17.5   

2017 Gaja Barolo Conteisa

Lightly elevated cork

JD  98   
VN  96   
WA  95+    
DE  95   
WS  93   
WE  93   
2 available
Bid *

2021 Giacomo Conterno Barbera d'Alba Francia

VN  95   
JD  94-96   
JS  93   
WS  92   
JR  17   
6 available
Bid *

2018 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Arione

Light label condition issue

WS  95   
VN  95   
JD  95   
WA  94-96   
2 available
Bid *

2007 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Light label condition issue

WA  96+    
ST  94   
JS  94   
WS  92   

2012 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

GR  3 Bicchieri   
JS  98   
VN  97   
WA  95   
WS  94   
4 available
Bid

2010 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

6-bottle Lot, Wood Case

Light case condition issue

GR  3 Bicchieri   
VN  98+    
WS  96   

2012 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta

JS  97   
WS  96   
WA  94   
VN  94+    

2015 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta

Light label condition issue

WA  96   
VN  96   
JR  18   
2 available
Bid *

2001 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

1.5ltr

GR  3 Bicchieri   
WA  99   
WS  95   
ST  94-96