Barolo "Monfortino" Riserva, Giacomo Conterno - 1999

Name: Barolo "Monfortino" Riserva, Giacomo Conterno
Brand: Giacomo Conterno
SKU: 17081
Price: 1599.99 USD
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Item # 17081 750mL

Monfortino is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the Barolo pyramid. Carrying on a grand tradition started almost 100 years ago, this remains a monument to traditional winemaking. Rich with deep, spicy fruit, this Barolo has incredible structure, ensuring a life that will be measured in decades yet is bursting with enough fruit to conceal all that power. A wine for the cellar.

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Color

Red

Vintage

1999

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Sub-Region

Barolo

Producer

Giacomo Conterno

Grape Variety

Nebbiolo

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About the Producer

Piedmont, Italy One of the greatest names in all of Piemonte, Cantine Giacomo Conterno was formed in 1908 when Giacomo’s father, Giovanni Conterno started a wine bar in the village of San Giuseppe. Giovanni made Barolo from purchased grapes and sold whatever was not needed at the tavern in barrel at this time, as was the custom throughout the region in the early twentieth century. Their flagship...

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Glossary

Piedmont

The most famous grape in Piedmont is the noble Nebbiolo, which makes the long-lived Barolo and Barbaresco. There are plenty of Nebbiolo-based wines that are quite enjoyable in their youth, however, often produced in smaller, lesser-known regions such as Ghemme or Gattinara. Several other Piedmontese grapes make striking and delicious wines: Pelaverga produces light-colored reds with distinctive notes of strawberry, cherry, and pink peppercorn. The red Freisa is vinified in a variety of styles:...