Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Collina Rionda Etichetta Rossa 1989 750ml

The 1989 vintage is universally recognized as one of the great all-time harvests in Piedmont. The wines are rich, structured, complex and just starting to come around and the 1989 Barolo Riserva Collina Rionda is a sort of Holy Grail for Barolo lovers.

In recent years, prices for the 1989 have gone through the roof, which is not hard to understand. The 1989 Rionda is a reference-point for Piedmont. 

“I suspect over the years I have had more than my fair share of the 1989 Barolo Riserva Collina Rionda. After all, there were only 2,838 bottles produced. Still, I never fail to be utterly seduced by this transcendental, emotionally moving Barolo. The Rionda isn’t Giacosa’s most powerful wine, rather it is a Barolo built on elegance. Impossibly fine, silky tannins frame subtle, yet incredibly vivid aromatics that meld into a gorgeous core of violets, roses, tar, licorice and minerals. Still incredibly fresh, this towering Barolo has another 20+ years of life ahead. It remains Giacosa’s foremost masterpiece and one of the greatest wines ever made.” Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate. (2010)