Giacomo Conterno is clearly one of our very favorite producers in all of Italy, and their expression of Nebbiolo from the Cascina Francia vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba is one of the great wines of the world. In Barolo, nobody beats the combination of structure, elegance, and mesmerizing perfume of the wines. Winemaker Roberto Conterno is a larger than life figure who's legendary for his attention to detail. All his wines have a Burgundian-influenced sensibility that puts them at the top of our list when we look toward Piedmont.
Matt Lasater
Amazing. 17 years doesn't seem like much to this wine. The tannin profile has softened significantly but this could go longer without problem. Caught it at a point where things are starting to get interesting. More organic earth, leather, licorice, and spices coming forward, that delicate violet aromas is coming around. Really pretty sense of fruit that has a lot of purity still.
Amazing. 17 years doesn't seem like much to this wine. The tannin profile has softened significantly but this could go longer without problem. Caught it at a point where things are starting to get interesting. More organic earth, leather, licorice, and spices coming forward, that delicate violet aromas is coming around. Really pretty sense of fruit that has a lot of purity still.
9.6Davis Smith
Sommelier Acquerello
Still a baby. Waiting to show us that other dimension
Still a baby. Waiting to show us that other dimension
9.0James Stahl
Storage issue I believe!
Storage issue I believe!
6.5Louis Schofield
Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars
Not a good bottle
Not a good bottle
8.1Evandro Pereira
Tá no ponto, sem alcatrão, fruta viva, taninos presentes mas sem atrapalhar. Podia ter menos álcool
Tá no ponto, sem alcatrão, fruta viva, taninos presentes mas sem atrapalhar. Podia ter menos álcool
9.2Conrad Kenley
Seemed advanced. Shedding a lot of tannin right out of the bottle. This is the 1999 cascina Francia - serralunga d’alba
Seemed advanced. Shedding a lot of tannin right out of the bottle. This is the 1999 cascina Francia - serralunga d’alba
8.9Cris Cherry
Owner/Winemaker Villa Creek Winery
In a sweet spot right now! Tannins have softened framing red fruits. Great with end of season truffles.
In a sweet spot right now! Tannins have softened framing red fruits. Great with end of season truffles.
Conrad Green
Stunning. Lovely and broad with length and breadth but great resolution
Stunning. Lovely and broad with length and breadth but great resolution
9.3Evandro Pereira
Very delicate aromas, round mouthfeel
Very delicate aromas, round mouthfeel
9.3Joel Tan
Tight, not quite showing full potential, but it's there. Opened up just a bit, with the aged Nebbiolo sweetness coming through much more. A little bit of watercolours (?) on the nose, good acidity - cool vintage? Love the minerality.
Tight, not quite showing full potential, but it's there. Opened up just a bit, with the aged Nebbiolo sweetness coming through much more. A little bit of watercolours (?) on the nose, good acidity - cool vintage? Love the minerality.
9.1WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.