Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2016 Dessert By the 1993 vintage

By the 1993 vintage

"I use the Grassl Cru glass for press events

dried flowers and plum and blackberry styled fruit

With a full-bodied mouthfeel

60% new) is fashioned from relatively young vines

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2016 Dessert By the 1993 vintageReceived in Original Carton 97 Points Vinous Conternos 2016 Barolo Francia is effusive, with a real sense of expansiveness that gives the wine breadth. Sage, mint, cedar, tobacco and strong mineral accents complement a core of dark fruit in a Barolo of real gravitas. Just bottled a few months ago, the 2016 is going through a very rare period of approachability (in relative terms). It will almost certainly shut down within the next few months. Readers