Barolo Cascina Francia 2016 - Giacomo Conterno (OWC, 1.5 L)

Tasting notes

"(...) The Giacomo Conterno 2016 Barolo Francia is a rich and tightly knit wine with harder edges (certainly compared to the 2017) and a compact inner core of blackcurrant, licorice, smoky tar, violet and rusty nail. In fact, those pretty mineral nuances are very developed in this bottling and already show with clarity at this early stage in the wine's evolution. They add etched concentration and a sense of austerity to this very elegant and age-worthy vintage. (...)."

Monica Larner

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INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE ESTATE

Giovanni Conterno was the son of Giacomo Contero, who was born in 1895 and after whom the estate is named. Giacomo had been producing and bottling Monfortino since the 1920s.

Cascina Francia, the source of all the grapes for Monfortino, lies at up to 450 metres in the village of Monfortino along the border with Monforte, and opposite the celebrated Ginestra vineyard in the latter.

Monfortino is not a selection of the best barrels, but a parcel selection made shortly before the harvest. The best pracels can vary from year to year. Only when their quality is significantly superior to the rest of Cascina Fancia is the selection vinified separately, in open-top vats.

Data sheet

  • Color red
  • Country Piemont
  • Appellation Barolo
  • Vintage 2016
  • Rating Robert Parker : 96+ / 100
  • Level IN
  • Peak: 2030 - 2050
  • Conditionnement Individual OWC
  • Size Magnum (1.5 l)

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