Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 1996

This is the last vintage of Giacosa Riserva Falletto. Starting in 1997, the grapes from the subplot of Falletto that went into the Falletto Riserva were labeled as Le Rocche del Falletto.

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750s of this wine came in 6-bottle wooden boxes:
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Missing Gold Leaf

Note that the label on the left in the photo of 2 labels has no gold leaf at all.
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There are also magnums with no gold leaf:
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Magnums

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Magnums of this wine came in 3-magnum and single-bottle wooden boxes:
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