Bruno Giacosa was the third generation of a family of wine merchants in Neive. He started in the business at 15, during the Second World War, and for decades made wine only from grapes he bought from growers he trusted. By the 1960s he was one of the producers showing what Barbaresco could be, and in the 1970s his Arneis helped bring that grape back from near extinction.
Wines from the family's own vineyards carry the Falletto name, and wines from bought grapes the Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa label. The vineyards include Asili and Rabajà in Barbaresco and Falletto in Serralunga d'Alba, and the reds age in large casks. In great years there's a Riserva with a red label. When a vintage falls short, the wine is sold off in bulk, which is why the top reds from 2010 were never bottled.
Bruno died in 2018. His daughter Bruna had taken on more of the running of the firm after his stroke in 2006.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Bruno Giacosa yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.