Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Riserva Monfortino, 1999

Name: Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Riserva Monfortino, 1999
Brand: Private
SKU: NYC-[CNSN]-TTSUMMER0826-092226-195-21
Price: 1499.00 USD
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Red Wine from Piedmont, Italy

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Monfortino is the summit of traditional Barolo—perhaps the most revered Italian wine in existence. Giacomo Conterno conceived it after returning from World War I, envisioning a wine with extraordinary aging potential, and named it for his home village of Monforte d'Alba. Since 1978, it has been sourced exclusively from the legendary Francia vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, where high-altitude limestone-clay soils produce Nebbiolo of immense structure and longevity. The winemaking is extreme even by traditional standards: maceration in giant conical vats without temperature control for up to five weeks, followed by a minimum of seven years in large Slavonian oak botti before bottling. The 1999 vintage delivered ideal conditions across the Northern Italian growing season, producing Barolo of memorable structure and density. This Monfortino is now over twenty-five years old and just entering its prime—still youthful, with decades of development ahead. Tar, dried roses, truffle, and tobacco over an immense tannic framework that will continue to evolve. One of the greatest wines of the vintage and of the estate.

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Antonio Galloni

99 points

"The 1999 Barolo Riserva Monfortino emerges from a vintage that was not well understood on release. It’s a powerful Barolo that continues the line of austere vintages like the 1996 before it. Rich and explosive on the palate, the 1999 offers a captivating mix of intense red fruit and complicating hints of dried herbs, flowers, iron and mint. It’s one of my favorite Monfortinos, and a great wine for the cellar." —Antonio Galloni

Jancis Robinson

18 points

"Mid ruby and mature looking. Quite dusty and takes a little getting used to, with notes of hung game, undergrowth and lots of concentrated, sweet fruit underneath. A balance you cannot fault: concentration of fruit, gripping but beautifully sculpted tannin and great matching acidity. Hedonistic as well as elegant, and fresh. Still has years ahead of it." —Walter Speller

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

1999
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Sustainable
Style

Elegant
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Brasato al Barolo, or roast beef with truffled potatoes. Aged Parmigiano and hazelnuts to finish the bottle.

Tasting Profile

Tar, dried roses, truffle and tobacco over dark, still-vivid fruit — the aromatics are the point here. Enormous on the palate: full-bodied, with high acidity and a vast tannic frame that has softened only slightly in twenty-five years. The finish is dry, savory and goes on and on. Stand it upright for two days and decant two to three hours ahead; it is just entering its prime and will hold for decades.