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2006 Barolo, Monfortino, Riserva, Giacomo Conterno, Piedmont, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Nebbiolo
Ready - youthful
Monica Larner
98-100/100
Product: 20068214788
2006 Barolo, Monfortino, Riserva, Giacomo Conterno, Piedmont, Italy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2006
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Nebbiolo
Body Full Bodied
Producer Giacomo Conterno

Critics reviews

Monica Larner 98-100/100
Tasted from botte number 45, the 2006 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is gorgeous. Roberto tells me, Monfortino is not a drinking wine, its a chewing wine. His comment makes perfect sense and offers incredible insight into the profound beauty beholden before us. You almost feel the crunch of the young tannin and the snap of its presence in the mouth. The bouquet is perfectly matched to the wine. Elegance and finesse add contrast to the wines sheer power and determination. Dried rose, licorice, tar, spice and tobacco show immense definition and focus. The 2006 vintage is noted for its extraordinary aging potential. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045.Monica Larner - 28/06/2013
Drink 2025 - 2045
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com (Jun 2013)

About this wine

Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo is the grape behind the Barolo and Barbaresco wines and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from "nebbia" which is Italian for fog, a frequent phenomenon in the region.
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Giacomo Conterno

Roberto Conterno took full control over the running of this famous estate just outside Monforte d'Alba, Piedmont, in 2003, when his father Giovanni Conterno passed away. Giovanni was the oldest son of the winery founder, Giacomo Conterno, and initially worked alongside his brother, Aldo Conterno. In 1969 the two sibling winemakers parted ways to create their own styles of Barolo.
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