Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 1998 (torn label) SPAINCOUNT0125 with firm tannins that provide

with firm tannins that provide depth while maintaining elegance

and toast alongside bright cherry-raspberry fruit

built to reward a few years of patience

juicy red fruit—raspberry

making it the perfect choice for a special meal or a long cellar rest

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 1998 (torn label) SPAINCOUNT0125 with firm tannins that provideCascina Francia is the vineyard that made Giacomo Conterno's modern reputation the Serralunga d'Alba site Giovanni Conterno bought in 1974, and the source of every bottle of Conterno Barolo since. This is the 1998, now well past twenty five years old and deep into the tertiary register that traditional Serralunga Nebbiolo does better than almost anything: tar, dried rose, leather and truffle laid over a tannic frame that has finally softened without