Another Legendary name in Barolo and Barbaresco is of course Bruno Giacosa who was one of its leading figures and who helped to transform the region. Sadly he died in 2018 but his daughter Bruna Giacosa carries on the legacy. Bruno Giacosa was born in 1929 but already starting to help out his father and grandfather at 13. One of his great gifts was in knowing where the best vineyards were and where the best grapes were to be found, a great skill that came from many years of sourcing grapes. Only in 1982 did he start to buy vineyards. I always feel a little moment of reverence for these past heroic figures when I think of how difficult some of those early years must have been. Thank you to Bruna and her super kind and helpful assistant Paola for organising the tasting so well.
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