92 points

2017 Bruno Giacosa Barolo DOCG

Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, January 2022

“Taut and elegant, with mulled plum and cherry flavors shaded by spice, tar and chocolate. Offers dusty, integrated tannins, and plays out slowly on the long finish. Best from 2024 through 2038. 95 cases imported. ”

90 points

2019 Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore

Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator, November 2021

“This is rich and round, boasting plum, cherry, iron and tea flavors, backed by a dense matrix of refined tannins. Ends moderately long. Drink now through 2028. 300 cases imported.”

94 points

2014 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto Vigna Le Rocche Riserva

Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2021

“The 2014 Barolo Riserva Falletto Vigna Le Rocche is a very pretty wine. Gentle and lilting in the glass, the Riserva is decidedly understated in this vintage. Sweet red cherry, mint, blood orange, spice and rose petal all open with time in the glass. In 2014, the Rocche is a mid-weight wine. It can't match the towering depth of the vintages like 1999, 2001 or 2004, but it is very nicely done and certainly a step forward. Time in the glass brings out exotic spice and citrus notes to round things out.”

93 points

2016 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabajà

Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2022

“The 2016 Barbaresco Rabajà is very nicely done. It offers up an enticing mélange of dark-fleshed fruit, spice, licorice, sage, tobacco and menthol, all in a relatively mid-weight, light style for this site. The 2016 won't make Giacosa fans forget about the 2001 or 2004, but it is certainly very nicely balanced. Overall, the 2016 is a bit light for Rabajà, but attractive if taken on its own terms. It should drink well for another decade or so.”

93 points

2014 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva

Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2022

“The 2014 Barbaresco Riserva Asili is soft, layered and seductive, as wines from this site tend to be. Silky tannins and lifted aromatics lend finesse to this inviting Barbaresco from Giacosa. All the elements are very nicely balanced. I very much like elegance here, even if the inner sweetness Bruno Giacosa prized so much in his wines when he was alive, never materializes.”

92 points

2016 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto

Antonio Galloni, Vinous, January 2021

“The 2016 Barolo is a pleasant, easygoing Barolo to drink over the next decade or so. Sweet dried cherry, leather, spice, orange peel, menthol, licorice and dried flowers are all laced together in this attractive, mid-weight Barolo from Giacosa. I suggest opening the 2016 well in advance, as it opens up beautifully with a few hours of air. This is a gorgeous wine in its peer group.”

88 points

2018 Donnafugata SurSur

Monica Larner, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2019

“Absolutely carefree and fresh, the unoaked 2018 Sicilia Grillo Sur Sur is the kind of white wine you want while sitting in a beach chair watching the waves. The Grillo grape delivers tight and sharply delineated lines with citrus, white pear and honeydew melon. This is a no-fuss wine that is low on complications and high on good cheer. Some 195,000 bottles were made.”

91 points

2018 Donnafugata SurSur

Kerin O'Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, December 2019

“Editor's Choice”

91 points

2019 Donnafugata SurSur

James Suckling, James Suckling, December 2020

“Sliced apple, nectarine, lime curd and zest on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with pretty acidity and flavors of ripe stone fruit, interlaced with hazelnut notes. Drink now.”

90 points

2018 Donnafugata SurSur

James Suckling, James Suckling, June 2019

“Some reductive notes at first, but give this some air and these move over to allow sliced pears and lemons to take center stage. Medium-to full-bodied with medium acidity and a fruity finish. Drink now.”