Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2016 Dessert dried flowers and plum and

dried flowers and plum and blackberry styled fruit

smooth and gamey

this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness

With a full-bodied mouthfeel

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2016 Dessert dried flowers and plum andReceived 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