Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1964 021226OFFER and bottles that have been

and bottles that have been properly cellared tend to show secondary notes of cassis

and complexity that has nothing in common with the pale Provençal style

with a healthy portion of still red wine blended in to give it both its color and its fruit punch

the grey-green rugged hills explode with wildflowers in the spring

Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1964 021226OFFER and bottles that have beenA piece of Barolo history in the bottle. Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, founded in 1761, is one of the oldest houses in the region and was pouring at the 1861 dinner celebrating Italy's unification. In the 1920s Cesare Borgogno began the practice of holding Barolo Riserva for around twenty years before release, and the estate still keeps a deep library of these traditionally made wines. This 1964 Riserva is Nebbiolo from a celebrated vintage, raised the