Red Wine: 1971 | Bruno Giacosa | Albesani di Neive

A legendary vintage from a master of Italian winemaking, the 1971 Bruno Giacosa Albesani Santo Stefano Barbaresco DOCG is a rare and iconic expression of Piedmonts terroir.

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Producer: Bruno Giacosa

Vintage: 1971

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Country/Region: Italy, Barolo

A legendary vintage from a master of Italian winemaking, the 1971 Bruno Giacosa Albesani Santo Stefano Barbaresco DOCG is a rare and iconic expression of Piedmonts terroir. This exquisite wine, sourced from the prestigious Santo Stefano vineyard in Neive, represents one of the earliest and most celebrated bottlings under Giacosas meticulous craftsmanship.

Producer Information

Bruno Giacosa is a famous wine producer based in Piedmont, Italy. It is particularly known for its intensely perfumed, textured wines from the Barolo and Barbaresco appellations, made from the Nebbiolo grape variety. Giacosa himself famously began in the wine trade buying grapes for his father’s wines at the age of 15. By 1960, he was ready to begin his own business and soon became one of Barbaresco’s principal producers, along with Gaja and the Produttori del Barbaresco cooperative. In 1964, Giacosa was the first producer in Piemonte to bottle a single vineyard “cru” from the Santo Stefano vineyard. Giacosa’s standards remained high throughout the 2000s: the 2006 and 2010 wines were sold off in bulk as they were not seen as being up to standard, even though most producers did not regard these as poor years. Accordingly, Bruno Giacosa wines are among the most expensive of their kind. Many of Bruno Giacosa’s wines come from trusted growers, rather than estate vineyards. However, in the early 1980s, the house purchased the Falletto vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba and a winery was built in Neive.