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Conterno Fantino Barolo Sori Ginestra(1996)
- Winery:
- Conterno Fantino
- Varietal:
- Nebbiolo
- Region:
- Italy > Piedmont > Barolo
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- stone fruits, blackberry, bramble fruits, red grape, plum, resinous, berry, mineral, oak, spicy
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 93, November/December 2000
- 92(+?)
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July 2007
- Cool, rather unforthcoming nose combines cherry, licorice, camphor and baking chocolate. Then surprisingly full and lush in the mouth, but with obvious underlying spine and power. The major mouthcoating tannins are quite noble and reach the entire palate. This extremely impressive wine will take a decade to reach its peak and should be very long-lived.
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June 2007
- 100% select Nebbiolo cru from southerly exposed vines on Ginestras marly, calcareous terrain, conducive to remarkable structure and cellar life. The vineyard is at 300 meters above sea level, Guyot-trained, with a density of 2,000 vines per acre. Temperature-controlled fermentation at 28° C lasts 12 to 13 days, after which the wine is aged in oak for approximately 18 to 20 months, previous to a further one and a half year in the bottle.
- International Wine Cellar
- Nov-98
- 92-94
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February 2008
- Wine Advocate # 124
- Aug-99
- (90-92)
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April 2008
- James Suckling
- Wine Spectator
- 93/100
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July 2007
