Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barolo Nebbiolo

9.428 ratings
9.515 pro ratings
Barolo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Severn Goodwin

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Nebbiolo (Barolo mostly); 17 November 2022 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Nebbiolo (Barolo mostly); 17 November 2022 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY

Nov 18th, 2022
Mike Saviage

Amber tawny color. Looks old in the glass but not overly so. Gave this 6 hours in a decanter before taking it to our restaurant. Has a great old Barolo nose. Notes of Asian tea, soy sauce, roses, black cherries, some leather saddle and a little tar. Silky in the mouth, with a perfume that gains intensity. Still has ample fruit with a nice soft structure that delivers a memorable finish. Great performance tonight, and bottles like this easily have another 5-8 years of peak delivery.

Amber tawny color. Looks old in the glass but not overly so. Gave this 6 hours in a decanter before taking it to our restaurant. Has a great old Barolo nose. Notes of Asian tea, soy sauce, roses, black cherries, some leather saddle and a little tar. Silky in the mouth, with a perfume that gains intensity. Still has ample fruit with a nice soft structure that delivers a memorable finish. Great performance tonight, and bottles like this easily have another 5-8 years of peak delivery.

May 6th, 2021
Marty Winters

What an absolute treat to try this one. Surprisingly not the wine of the night but an incredible close second. #barolo

What an absolute treat to try this one. Surprisingly not the wine of the night but an incredible close second. #barolo

1 person found it helpfulOct 20th, 2015
Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.9

Kerrazeee good

Kerrazeee good

Aug 20th, 2015
Steve Pollack

1990 vintage.

1990 vintage.

Nov 13th, 2014
Tracy Hall

Beautiful nose.

Beautiful nose.

Nov 8th, 2014
Jason Heller

Master Sommelier

9.7

Winner, winner! Gorgeous as always.

Winner, winner! Gorgeous as always.

May 6th, 2014
Larry Halff

Only took 1 day to come around.

Only took 1 day to come around.

Oct 11th, 2014
Deepa Subramanian

1990

Jun 3rd, 2013
Kit H

My wine of the night... Utterly incredible of balance, minerality, dark fruit and power with a long finish to match

My wine of the night... Utterly incredible of balance, minerality, dark fruit and power with a long finish to match

Dec 9th, 2014