Bruno Giacosa, Barolo, 1989 CHAMPCOUNT2026 this is Merlot for Bordeaux

this is Merlot for Bordeaux lovers looking to explore New York terroir—or for anyone who wants a cool-climate red with both clarity and character

and finishes with the smoky heat of the ancho chile

Côte-Rôtie—the 'roasted slope'—produces Syrah from the Northern Rhône's steepest

with serious aging potential

Bruno Giacosa, Barolo, 1989 CHAMPCOUNT2026 this is Merlot for BordeauxBruno Giacosa's standard Barolo from the legendary 1989 vintage thirty six years on, museum territory. Giacosa purchased Falletto in 1980 and from 1982 had estate fruit to bottle separately under the Falletto designation; this generic "Barolo" bottling (no cru, no Riserva) was a parallel cuve drawn from his network of Serralunga and surrounding commune contracted growers, which is how Bruno had built his reputation since the 1960s as the master