Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 1998 (torn label) so081425 new summer arrivals plowing by horse

plowing by horse

but it can also rest a few years in the cellar

with firm tannins that lend it both power and grace

tension over weight

There’s a clarity to the structure that makes it feel more like a thoughtful Saint-Émilion Grand Cru than a satellite appellation

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 1998 (torn label) so081425 new summer arrivals plowing by horseCascina Francia is the vineyard that made Giacomo Conterno's modern reputation the Serralunga d'Alba site Giovanni Conterno bought in 1974, and the source of every bottle of Conterno Barolo since. This is the 1998, now well past twenty five years old and deep into the tertiary register that traditional Serralunga Nebbiolo does better than almost anything: tar, dried rose, leather and truffle laid over a tannic frame that has finally softened without