2000 Giacomo Conterno "Cascina Francia" Barolo
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James Suckling
Reviewed October 2016The depth and richness to this is really wonderful with a silky texture and finesse that shows incredible ripeness yet freshness. Full and balanced. So much mushroom and berry character. A little severe with the acidity. Goes on for minutes.
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94
Wine Advocate
The 2000 Barolo Cascina Francia is beautifully fleshy and supple in its radiant red fruit, freshly cut roses and licorice. The 2000 is a wonderfully open, seductive vintage for Cascina Francia, yet the wine has more than enough freshness to drink well for many, many years. At times, the 2000 tastes like it could have been made yesterday! Round, silky tannins frame the generous finish. (AG)
93
John Gilman
The 2000 vintage of Cascina Francia from Robert Conterno is a superb bottle in the making, with classic depth and structure to carry it long into the future. The superb bouquet offers up a very pure and compelling mélange of red and black cherries, orange zest, camphor, fine minerality, fresh herbs, game, tar and a faint framing of cedar. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, powerful and quite closed at age eight, with tremendous mid-palate depth, firm tannins, great acidity and focus and a very, very long, chewy and primary finish that closes with superb grip. This is a fantastic bottle of Barolo in the making, but it will need a bit of extended cellaring before it apogees.
91
Int'l Wine Cellar
Medium red with an amber edge. Aromas of baked strawberry, dried rose and marzipan. Sweet, lush and rather soft for a Conterno Barolo, but lifted by a floral perfume and sappy acidity. Densely packed, vinous and long, with a fragrant tobacco note on the aftertaste. 91+
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Origin | Barolo, Piedmont, Italy |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1017679 |
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