Giacomo Conterno
Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo
Smooth as silk and maybe a bit past mid-life but absolutely perfect with wild boar pasta.
Smooth as silk and maybe a bit past mid-life but absolutely perfect with wild boar pasta.
Feb 29th, 2024Remember that first time you tasted G. Conterno? Me too it was today.
Remember that first time you tasted G. Conterno? Me too it was today.
Apr 3rd, 2015A great wine in a shit vintage. Just goes to show what a great winemaker can do.
A great wine in a shit vintage. Just goes to show what a great winemaker can do.
May 3rd, 2013Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Typical of the vintage, but still very pleasant to drink. Dried dark fruit and herbs. Intense, but not just one note of ripe fruit here.
Typical of the vintage, but still very pleasant to drink. Dried dark fruit and herbs. Intense, but not just one note of ripe fruit here.
Jun 20th, 2018Her birthday dinner. Terrible cork, wine was in great shape, better than I was expecting
Her birthday dinner. Terrible cork, wine was in great shape, better than I was expecting
Aug 2nd, 20172003 vintage. Fantastic, otherworldly nose. Still plenty of push/substance and plenty of great drinking ahead. Courtesy of @Bill Bender
2003 vintage. Fantastic, otherworldly nose. Still plenty of push/substance and plenty of great drinking ahead. Courtesy of @Bill Bender
May 22nd, 2022What a beauty. Nothing over the top despite the vintage. Has aged like a dream.
What a beauty. Nothing over the top despite the vintage. Has aged like a dream.
May 18th, 2020Quite tasty. Lightly smoky, earthy nose. Cherries on the palate, mushroom plus leathery-oaky notes. Tannic grip was good, as was its acidity. 2003 was the hot year in Europe, I wouldn't call this cooked or stewed. Glad I drank it now.
Day 2&3 a bit more compact, but the tannins and lip-smacking cherry palate were still good.
Quite tasty. Lightly smoky, earthy nose. Cherries on the palate, mushroom plus leathery-oaky notes. Tannic grip was good, as was its acidity. 2003 was the hot year in Europe, I wouldn't call this cooked or stewed. Glad I drank it now.
Day 2&3 a bit more compact, but the tannins and lip-smacking cherry palate were still good.