Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2009 burgundy_wines-template terroir-driven Bordeaux

terroir-driven Bordeaux

The wine opens with crisp citrus notes—lemon zest and green apple—balanced by a subtle minerality that gives it an elegant

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and subtle earthy notes—typical of Pinot Noir from this terroir

From a Grand Cru candidate vineyard—Les Suchots separates Echézeaux and Romanée-Saint-Vivant

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2009 burgundy_wines-template terroir-driven BordeauxConterno's iconic Cascina Francia in a riper, generous vintage. This single vineyard Serralunga Barolo from clay limestone soils is made traditionally by Roberto Conterno, fermented on native yeasts with weeks of maceration and aged in large Slavonian casks. The 2009 was a warm, generous year producing more open, earlier maturing Barolos, and this one is drinking in a lush, welcoming window now. It delivers the depth and pedigree of one of Barolo's