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IronGate Fine Wine Auction

Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 1998
  • 750ml
  • Italy
  • Piedmont
  • Barbaresco
  • Nebbiolo
  • Red
  • GG1372
  • GG1372
Lot 728

1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Gallina Di Nieve DOCG - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$460 - CAD$650

Bid Increments

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CAD$0 CAD$20
CAD$500 CAD$50
CAD$1,000 CAD$100
CAD$2,000 CAD$200
CAD$3,000 CAD$250
CAD$5,000 CAD$500
CAD$10,000 CAD$1,000
CAD$20,000 CAD$2,000
CAD$50,000 CAD$5,000
CAD$100,000 CAD$10,000
This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Gallina Di Nieve DOCG - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $460 - $650 with a reserve of $340. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11151.

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This consignor’s career in wine started at the "Big Y" wine store in Northampton, MA as he was finishing his degree at UMass Amherst. Diploma in hand, he worked as a Sommelier and began touring Europe as a wine buyer for the Big Y. After touring Champagne, Alsace, Burgundy & the Rhone with dinners in Michelin starred restaurants and wine tastings directly from the Grand Cru barrels, he was hired as a Stagiaire to the winemaker at Domaine Jacques Prieur for the 1996 vintage. That turned into a job at Hamilton Russell Estates in South Africa as an Assistant Winemaker for the 1997 vintage. These wines are the product of many of those days and most were purchased from the wineries directly. His family has cellars in the Jura, near St Emilion, and in his home in Cabbagetown. All his wines have been impeccably cellared with no risk of temperature abuse. Older vintages were shipped in a temperature-controlled container inside big styrofoam boxes in 1999 when he moved from France to Canada. They've been in the Toronto cellar ever since. He needs to downsize, hence this tendering to auction.
The score for 1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Gallina Di Nieve DOCG is 93 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Giacosa's 1998 Barbaresco Asili needs 4-5 years of cellaring. It exhibits a dark ruby color along with a big, sweet nose of dried herbs, cedar, tobacco, tar, and red fruits. Opulent on the attack, with moderately high tannin as well as good underlying acidity, this is a fragrant effort for Giacosa.