BAROLO MONFORTINO RISERVA GIACOMO CONTERNO, one of the sacred monsters of Italian and world wine, is produced only in exceptionally good years. The name Monfortino comes from the town where the winery is located, Monforte d'Alba, the same where the grapes used to make it come from. The first known official commercial release of Monfortino was in 1924. In the 1970's, Giovanni Conterno understood the fundamental change that was happening in Piedmont and all over the world, that is the supply of high quality grapes was shrinking as growers became bottlers, which in turn made land prices rise, which meant the only way to ensure quality in the long run was to own vineyards. In 1974, the Conterno family bought Cascina Francia, a 14 hectares (50 acres) plot in Serralunga. The spectacular 1978 vintage rewarded Giovanni Conterno with his first Monfortino from Cascina Francia, a wine which is still one of the greatest Barolo ever produced. Today, Roberto Conterno continues the rich legacy of vineyard work and winemaking established by his father Giovanni and grandfather Giacomo before him. Barolo Monfortino Conterno is produced only in the best vintages. A few days before the harvest, Roberto Conterno meets with his collaborators in the Cascina Francia vineyard and selects the best plots of the year, whose grapes, about one third of the vineyard, will be harvested separately and vinified separately. The first fermentation takes place in 61 hectoliters oak vats, with long maceration also with submerged cap, as per tradition. Subsequently the liquid is transferred into large wooden casks, mainly of Austrian origin, where after the malolactic fermentation, it ages for about six years before bottling

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BAROLO MONFORTINO RISERVA GIACOMO CONTERNO has a brilliant garnet color and clear, the nose is absolutely territorial: rose hips, violet, cherry, underbrush and a myriad of other notes perfectly integrated with each other, in the glass we find the real Langa. The taste is mystical, it conquers the palate with power and refinement, the persistence is very long, a wine that never ends.

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BAROLO MONFORTINO RISERVA GIACOMO CONTERNO is certainly one of those wines that must be tried at least once in a lifetime.

Immense and Immortal Wine !