Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Monfortino, 1993 GERCOUNT052325 Expect orchard fruit

Expect orchard fruit

black raspberry

Combine that with raisinated fruit notes and lemon curd

austere soils that demand the most from the vine and reward it with the most structured

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Monfortino, 1993 GERCOUNT052325 Expect orchard fruitMonfortino is the summit of traditional Italian wine, Giacomo Conterno's Barolo Riserva, made only in the best years from the estate's finest Nebbiolo and aged for roughly six to eight years in large oak casks before release. For many it's the single most perfect expression of the grape. This 1993 is a deep back vintage from a private collection, now well over three decades old and fully mature. At this point Monfortino is all tertiary grandeur, the