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Conterno Giacomo

Barolo Francia Magnum 2021

Red still

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Denomination DOCG Barolo
Size 1,50 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Piedmont (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Aging 48 months in large casks.
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Description

Barolo Cascina Francia is a Piedmontese wine with a Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin (DOCG), which takes its name from the vineyard of the same name located in the countryside of the municipality of Serralunga. This still red wine is the result of the marriage of traditional techniques and modern technology. Planted in the Langhe, the grape variety is grown on a calcareous soil that gives the wine a marked salinity. Made from a 100% Nebbiolo blend, Barolo Cascina Francia from the Giacomo Conterno winery is a high-quality wine produced from grapes that benefit from a ventilated microclimate. Once ripe, the grapes are harvested and processed in the cellar, where the Nebbiolo grapes are crushed and destemmed. The must is then fermented in stainless steel vats, which takes place at a controlled temperature, without the addition of yeasts. The fermentation process is accompanied by 3 or 4 pumpings over performed daily. This is followed by the malolactic fermentation phase. After this, the aging phase begins, which takes place in 500-liter tonneaux. This phase lasts for 48 months. The wine is then bottled and, before being released on the market, undergoes another brief aging in the bottle. The result is a wine of the highest quality, elegant and persistent. An wine product that is an international ambassador for an important local production.

Awards

  • 2021

    98

    /100

    Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.

  • 2021

    3

    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2021

    97

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2021

    99

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Tasting notes

Profumo

Perfume

The aromas are intense with nuances of red fruit, including currant and raspberry, then rose and violet, hints of tobacco and mint, coffee.

Colore

Color

Intense garnet.

Gusto

Taste

Aggressive, the tannin is well extracted, strong but not at all bitter, balanced, with excellent acidity.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C

Longevity:

Over 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Conterno Giacomo
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1770
  • Bottles produced: 70.000
  • Hectares: 23
The beginning of the story of Giacomo Conterno winery is conventionally traced in 1908 when Giovanni Conterno and his family (including Giacomo, that is one of three children), returned to Italy after he emigrated to Argentina, they start an inn, producing wine, in the village at San Giuseppe in Monforte d'Alba. Giacomo grows, therefore, between the tavern and the winery until he goes to fight in the First World War as a gunner. Returning home, he devoted himself entirely to the production of wine, bringing it to be sold not only in Piedmont and Liguria, but throughout Italy. Read more

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Name Giacomo Conterno Barolo Francia Magnum 2021
Type Red still
Denomination Barolo DOCG
Vintage 2021
Size 1,50 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Vendor Conterno Giacomo
Origin Barolo (CN)
Wine making Fermented in oak vats.
Aging 48 months in large casks.
Allergens Contains sulphites