Cascina Fontana

Barolo Nebbiolo

9.030 ratings
9.28 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
Melissa Sorongon

Co-Owner of Piedrasassi winery, Provignage winemaking consulting company

9.3

Beautiful all the way through, aromatics evolve into amazing florals within a couple of hours of opening.

Beautiful all the way through, aromatics evolve into amazing florals within a couple of hours of opening.

1 person found it helpfulNov 20th, 2014
Cris Cherry

Owner/Winemaker Villa Creek Winery

9.3

Needs a few hours.

Needs a few hours.

Jan 1st, 2014
Pooneet K

Haven’t had Cascina Fontana before and glad I got to try it - very nice. It’s been a bit since I’ve had a wine with good age - for some reason we have had a lot of younger wine of late. Good reminder of the potential. Still majority primary but some secondary present too. Earth and tobacco but great fruit expression. Excellent acid. Pitch perfect pairing with veal Marsala at Carbone.

Haven’t had Cascina Fontana before and glad I got to try it - very nice. It’s been a bit since I’ve had a wine with good age - for some reason we have had a lot of younger wine of late. Good reminder of the potential. Still majority primary but some secondary present too. Earth and tobacco but great fruit expression. Excellent acid. Pitch perfect pairing with veal Marsala at Carbone.

Oct 4th, 2024
Fredybeans

Nez pruneaux et épices
Bouche idem et un peu fuyante
Pas le millesime du siècle mais décevant tout de même

Nez pruneaux et épices
Bouche idem et un peu fuyante
Pas le millesime du siècle mais décevant tout de même

Sep 8th, 2021
Fredybeans

Robe brunie
Nez cerise confite prune cacao réglisse avec des arômes pouvant non amener vers banyuls
Bouche ronde avec une finale sans sucre mais sans complexité

Robe brunie
Nez cerise confite prune cacao réglisse avec des arômes pouvant non amener vers banyuls
Bouche ronde avec une finale sans sucre mais sans complexité

Aug 28th, 2021
Byron Hewett

Good, not great Barolo. PnP. Should be consumed in the next 5 years. Tasty.

Good, not great Barolo. PnP. Should be consumed in the next 5 years. Tasty.

Mar 10th, 2020
Fredybeans

Rouge profond. Nez sur l épice la réglisse et les fruits noirs
Bouche ample en attaque Avec tres rapidement un creux et une finale floue et très légère. Le lendemain la finale est acqueuse. Nous sommes très très loin des vins référents de l appelation😒

Rouge profond. Nez sur l épice la réglisse et les fruits noirs
Bouche ample en attaque Avec tres rapidement un creux et une finale floue et très légère. Le lendemain la finale est acqueuse. Nous sommes très très loin des vins référents de l appelation😒

Jan 26th, 2017
Kazutoshi Ono

ブルゴーニュのように綺麗なバローロ。

ブルゴーニュのように綺麗なバローロ。

May 7th, 2015
Adrian Rosenkranz

Aromatic. Smooth.

Aromatic. Smooth.

Jan 2nd, 2015
Sean McGee

A really solid Barolo. One of the best I've tried.

A really solid Barolo. One of the best I've tried.

Dec 1st, 2014