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Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia Serralunga d'Alba, 2003 (1.5L)

Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy
by Giacomo Conterno
$499.00
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A magnum of Roberto Conterno's Cascina Francia from the famously hot 2003 summer, a vintage where Conterno declined to bottle a Monfortino and the Cascina Francia consequently received the very best fruit from the family's 16-hectare Serralunga estate. Roberto picked exceptionally late, waiting until October 8 to harvest, which gave this bottling more freshness and lift than most 2003 Barolos. Twenty-two years on and in magnum format, it has shed the early heat and is drinking in its prime: still the benchmark traditional house, still 50hl Slavonian botti, still Serralunga d'Alba's most coveted address. A historic chance to drink a Conterno Cascina Francia carrying Monfortino-grade selection in the slow-aging format.

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"The 2003 Barolo Cascina Francia is soft, silky and very nicely balanced, especially in its tannins, where the wine really stands out next to so many peers. Readers should open the 2003 at least an hour in advance to allow the aromatics to open up. This is a very sexy and open young Barolo from Conterno with very little signs of the challenging growing season." —Antonio Galloni

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

    2003

  • Size

    1.5L

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Veal cheek brasato, tagliatelle with white truffle, roast guinea hen with chestnuts, aged Toma, or porcini risotto. A wine for a Conterno-worthy Sunday lunch table.

Tasting Profile

Warm-vintage Serralunga power tempered by 22 years and 1.5L: black cherry, dried rose, tar, leather, dark chocolate, licorice, smoked meat. Tannins polished, finish deep, dark and savory.

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