G. CONTERNO Monfortino Riserva Barolo 2019
G. CONTERNO Monfortino Riserva Barolo 2019
WINERY GIACOMO CONTERNO
The Winery was founded in 1900 in Monforte d’Alba by Giacomo, descendant of a family of winegrowers active since 1800. His son Giovanni was the first to bottle Barolo Monfortino in 1912, masterfully crafted from selected grapes from the area. At the time, wine, sold in barrels or demijohns, was rarely found in bottles.
In 1934 Giacomo produced Barolo Monfortino, so named to commemorate the ancestral home in Monforte. In 1974 he purchased fourteen hectares of land in Serralunga d’Alba. These proved immediately particularly suited for the cultivation of Nebbiolo and Barbera grapes. From this moment on, Giacomo Conterno would no longer purchase grapes from local growers. Instead, the estate dedicated itself exclusively to working its own vineyards. Here the vineyard is cultivated using traditional methods: careful pruning, removal of excess clusters, defoliation to allow sunlight and air to reach the grapes, harvest at the optimal time. In short, simple and ancient practices extremely useful for obtaining wines of the highest level.
The wine born from this exceptional terroir requires no forcing. Indeed, it is sufficient to enhance to the fullest what nature has provided. This is the philosophy of Cantina Giacomo Conterno, which is undoubtedly an ambassador of Italian excellence throughout the world.
Roberto Conterno is a Piedmontese man of few well-chosen words and solid production philosophy: good wine requires only maturity, time and racking.
The two Barolos – Cascina Francia and the Riserva Monfortino (produced only in the finest vintages) – are legendary wines, very expensive but capable of touching the sky.
BAROLO MONFORTINO
Conterno’s Barolo “Riserva Monfortino” is one of the great ambassadors of the Italian wine world.
Obtained from Nebbiolo grapes cultivated in an area particularly suited in terms of micro-terroir and climate. Barolo in the classic and traditional style.
- Color: Barolo with a beautiful intense garnet red color, elegantly transparent
- Aroma: presents itself on the nose with an intense, broad, spicy and balsamic bouquet, with notes of ripe red fruit, cherry, with hints of leather, licorice, tobacco, black pepper and truffle.
- Taste: A wine of great complexity and personality, with exceptional balance and body, persistent and of great elegance on the palate.
Ideal to drink paired with red meats, roasts and braised dishes, game and medium to long-aged cheeses.
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