Franco Conterno

• April 2017

  Some very tempting offerings here. Well organized listing, too. Barolo by Commune It’s conventional wisdom (repeated to the point of cliché) that each of the towns in the Barolo zone produce wine of specific character, a reflection of local geology and other factors. And generally speaking an educated taster has a decent chance of telling Serral... Read More

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• April 2017

  Fox, obviously your cellar needs some strengthening.  ;-)    Hey, maybe I want a 3.78 L bottle of '70...  Barbaresco1962                                                                            To me, Barbaresco means, first and foremost, the Produttori del Barbaresco; I’ve tasted back over more than 50 years of their history, and the high qua... Read More

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• December 2016

  A couple of ways to look at this pre-Christmas offer:1) why spend any money on Napa reds when you can get these bottles, aged for you already, at these prices?2) you can put together your own Produttori del Barbaresco verticals that'd knock the socks off the Valkyrie serving wenches pouring at the tables in Valhalla.  Barbaresco from the Big Cel... Read More

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• July 2014

  So what’s not to like? 2010 Barolo is in the hype machine right now and as much as i would like to say that they hype machine is in overdrive, which it perennially is, this is one time where much might be warranted. that’s not to say that 2010 is a universally fabulous vintage. It simply is not with more than a handful of wines showing under-rip... Read More

  From the article 2010 Barolo

  
  

• November 2011

  While updating the wine notes I wrote during this year’s Nebbiolo Prima, ... ... on finish could improve 6Franco Conterno Bussia Munie Monforte d’Alba - sweet, candied seeds, heavy smelling, porty much better in the mouth with some liveliness but this is big and fat, inelegant, some nice depth of flavors but off-balance, 6Giacosa Fratelli Buss... Read More

  From the article 2007 Barolo, part 2

  
  

• November 2011

  If you’re interested in 2007 Barolo, you should check out my report, ... ... a bit heavy, boring 52007 Franco Conterno Vigna Pugnane Castglione Falletto - whack, totally candied and confected and chemical trifecta! flat, wow, extracted tannic water, over stepped tea Read More

  From the article 2007 Barolo Commune

  
  
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  December 2010

  Franco Conterno Barolo Bussia Munie 2006

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  Franco Conterno "Bussia Munie" -- Raw, sweet, cola, syrup-medicinal, very fresh in the mouth. Probably has some nice fruit as there are some inner-mouth perfumes but tough and ungenerous today, with a hint of herb, drying tannins in the finish. Read More

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• September 2010

  If one looks to Castiglione, as I did last week, for indications regarding the ... dei ManzoniDomenico ClericoFranco ConternoFlavio RoddoloSeghesio 2006 Barolo of Monforte d'AlbaDisclaimer: These wines were tasted blind in a mass tasting of about 80 wines over four hours. These are simply first impressions of these wines. Being young Barolo,... Read More

  From the article Monforte d'Alba - Barolo 2006

  
  
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  September 2010

  Franco Conterno Barolo Vigna Pugnane 2006

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  Sweetish nose baked goods, intense, sweet tarry, fennel, pollen, complex, gains some woody spice, rich and soft on entry, nice acid, a bit blocky on the palate, lacks precision with good fruit nice clear tannins, a bit stemmy, a bit apple seedy, a bit roast beefy, lots of fruit, good length, will improve Read More

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  July 2009

  Franco Conterno Barolo Bussia Munie 2004

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  This opened slowly with a touch of torrefaction on the nose over a bed of almost weedy herbal components. With air the weediness took on a decidedly floral note and joined delicate notes of macerating cherry on the nose. What started as an earthy, chewy, yet short mouthfeel blossomed into a lovely rich mouthful of fruit with big cherry tones an... Read More

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