Consistently billed as one of the greatest winemakers in the world, Bruno Giacosa is the third-generation vigneron to produce wine at his family estate, which was founded in 1871. Giacosa, having left school at the age of 15 during the First World War, spent his entire life perfecting his craft. Initially producing wines from carefully selected bought-in fruit, Giacosa was considered one of the top three most significant wine producers of Barbaresco during the 1960s. But, while many producers were content to focus on either Barbaresco or Barolo, Giacosa created a steady stream of impressive wines from both zones for nearly half a century. Despite his perfectionism, Giacosa was extremely modest, preferring to let his wine do the talking. Even after suffering a stroke in 2006, he remained at the helm of his legendary estate until he sadly passed away in 2018.