Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Riserva Monfortino other_regions lively and taut with loads

lively and taut with loads of earthy/savory layers and great length

An impressively complex nose offers up aromas of rose petals

truffles and wood smoke over spice cake

Saturated ruby

green guava

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Riserva Monfortino other_regions lively and taut with loadsWould you believe I had a chance to buy a large parcel of Giovanni Conternos 1996 Barolo Riserva Monfortino when it was first released? Well, I did, but I was in business school, full of debt, and although I still bought a financially irresponsible amount of wine, it was not enough. This bottle of the 1996 is simply moving in its beauty. Dense and powerful in the glass, the 1996 possesses enough pedigree to drink well for another 30 years. All the