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Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 1996

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Giacomo Conterno
$489.00
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A library bottle from arguably Barolo's most iconic traditional estate. Giacomo Conterno's Cascina Francia is a single 14-hectare Serralunga vineyard of clay-limestone soils, fermented with natural yeasts, macerated for weeks, and aged in large Slavonian botti before bottling in the fourth year. The 1996 is a classic, firmly structured, high-acid Barolo vintage built for the long haul, and at nearly three decades it has reached full maturity. This is mature Nebbiolo at its most profound, with the tertiary complexity only serious age delivers. Decant and savor.

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More about Giacomo Conterno

The Piedmont legend. Giovanni Conterno opened a tavern in 1908, made Barolo for it, and the first Riserva changed everything. His son Giacomo took over in 1934, and the estate's been making world-class Nebbiolo ever since. Monfortino Riserva is aged seven years minimum in huge botti—old school done perfectly.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Nebbiolo

  • Vintage

    1996

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, braised beef cheek, truffle risotto, roasted game, aged hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Fully mature Nebbiolo: dried cherry, leather, tar, rose and forest floor. Full-bodied, firm but resolving tannins, vivid acidity. At peak.

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