Giacomo Conterno

Barolo Nebbiolo

9.4247 ratings
9.4121 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Severn Goodwin

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Nebbiolo (Barolo mostly); 17 November 2022 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Nebbiolo (Barolo mostly); 17 November 2022 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY

Nov 18th, 2022
Conrad Green

Light and pretty. Raspberry and soft underbrush. Consommé-like in its clarity. Light and precise and very focused.

Light and pretty. Raspberry and soft underbrush. Consommé-like in its clarity. Light and precise and very focused.

Sep 15th, 2022
Mike Saviage

Great old bottle with a decent fill. Thin, watery, very light and very translucent reddish amber color. Exciting nose. Notes of sweet tobacco, roses, tea leaves, cherries, some raisins and a little. menthol. As old and thin in color as this was, it powered up with structure as it got some air. Has a beautiful old Barolo perfume. After a few hours it began to fade but I can’t complain with how this delivered tonight.

Great old bottle with a decent fill. Thin, watery, very light and very translucent reddish amber color. Exciting nose. Notes of sweet tobacco, roses, tea leaves, cherries, some raisins and a little. menthol. As old and thin in color as this was, it powered up with structure as it got some air. Has a beautiful old Barolo perfume. After a few hours it began to fade but I can’t complain with how this delivered tonight.

Aug 4th, 2020
Matt Perlman

Super classic, roses and sour cherry, persimmon, licorice and sous bois. Would have been wine of the night if not for the rinaldi

Super classic, roses and sour cherry, persimmon, licorice and sous bois. Would have been wine of the night if not for the rinaldi

Dec 7th, 2019
Conrad Green

Tar and roses- classic aged barolo. Lovely sour cherry, plum and wild undergrowth. Very pretty

Tar and roses- classic aged barolo. Lovely sour cherry, plum and wild undergrowth. Very pretty

Jun 5th, 2019
Conrad Green

Tangy blue and red fruit. Very fresh and precise. Hints of leather and soft dried cherry with herbs. Almost translucent in its clarity but with a little cloudiness. A subtle wine but oddly refreshing. Very good.

Tangy blue and red fruit. Very fresh and precise. Hints of leather and soft dried cherry with herbs. Almost translucent in its clarity but with a little cloudiness. A subtle wine but oddly refreshing. Very good.

Dec 14th, 2018
Conrad Green

Very pretty. Clear cherry in color with a little stink. Gorgeous and clear. Very focused and bright with clarity and real depth. Delicious.

Very pretty. Clear cherry in color with a little stink. Gorgeous and clear. Very focused and bright with clarity and real depth. Delicious.

Nov 11th, 2018
Conrad Green

Flawed bottle. One of the ugliest noses ever.

Flawed bottle. One of the ugliest noses ever.

Aug 10th, 2018
James Forsyth

What a thrill to try this 1967 Conterno Barolo. One could write all day about the many qualities of this wine, but two characteristics really stand out. The first is the distinctive briney quality. The second is the wonderful dry ice tea element that is so attractive in older Conternos. Just terrific.

What a thrill to try this 1967 Conterno Barolo. One could write all day about the many qualities of this wine, but two characteristics really stand out. The first is the distinctive briney quality. The second is the wonderful dry ice tea element that is so attractive in older Conternos. Just terrific.

Mar 25th, 2018
Davis Smith

Sommelier Acquerello

9.8

Mom's birth year and on top of that it was incredible. So much fresher than 64 and 67.

Mom's birth year and on top of that it was incredible. So much fresher than 64 and 67.

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