Conterno Giacomo – Barolo DOCG Cascina Francia 2009
€250.00
| YEAR | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Producer | Conterno Giacomo |
| APPELLATION | Barolo DOCG |
| Grape variety | |
| COUNTRY | Italy |
| REGION | Piedmont |
| Format | 0,75 lt |
| ALCOHOL CONTENT | 14.50% |
| Drinking Window | |
| Green | Sustainable |
The fortune of Giacomo Conterno is undoubtedly linked to the people who followed one another at the helm of the winery: a series of figures of great personality, characterized by a continuous search for quality and for the enhancement of a unique wine and territory, that is, the Langhe of Barolo.
The Conterno family returned to Italy at the beginning of the 20th century, after emigrating to Argentina in the 19th century. Giovanni Conterno, back in Monforte d’Alba in the family business, decides to bottle the Barolo, traditionally sold in demijohns, creating the “Barolo Extra”: a selection voted to last over time, which also allowed export on the Argentina market, to some cousin there. From that moment on, the company became the spokesperson of the philosophy of bottling and labeling one’s own wine.
From 1924, the wine took the name of ” Monfortino ” as the wine of the house, in Monforte, starting a tradition that would soon become a legend.
In 1974, Giacomo Conterno, Giovanni’s son bought 14 hectares of vineyards: the ” Francia ” cru in Serralunga d’Alba, which became a company monopoly and which, thanks to its vocation for viticulture, has represented the entire composition since 1978. of the Monfortino Riserva.
Today, the company is led by Giacomo’s son, Roberto, who carries on the family philosophy: traditional cultivation and vinification with great attention, with the awareness that it is the vineyard and the grape making the wine, while the producer’s ability is to allow it to express itself at its best with care and attention to all production processes.
In 2009 the famous Monfortino was not vinified and therefore the entire production of Cascina Francia was dedicated to the Barolo that bears its name.
A wine admired by all the critics for its intensity, roundness and breadth, also thanks to the warm vintage. It fills the mouth perfectly, with a richness of ripe fruit, sweet tobacco and a fresh note of herbs and eucalyptus. Strong tannins, well balanced by the body of the wine and a very long finish.
Perfect to savor on its own, or to combine with braised meat and mashed potatoes.
It can be served slightly more chilled, at about 17-18°C or at 19-20°C for a touch of warmth and softness.
Suggestion to open it about 1 to 2 hours before serving it. And let it breath in the glass as well.
Traditional viticulture, integrated farming, manual harvest.
Long maceration for 3-4 weeks at controlled temperature. Aging in Slavonian oak for a total of 4 years.
