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  • Country ranking ?

    224
  • Producer ranking ?

    45
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now

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The Story

Conterno’s Monfortino is a heavyweight contender for the best Barolo around, and it definitely has our vote. It’s a matchless experience of power paired with subtlety and the effect is quite seductive. As it opens, you’ll experience classic hints of rose, earthy black truffles, cigar box, and anise in a boldly structured wine that’s still quite fresh. 

Antonio Galloni of Vinous said it’s a “magnificent” wine that “explodes from the glass wi...

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Roberto told us that the 1979 was very hard to find because it was so good and drinkable upon release that everyone drank it up! Ray was loving it and playfully jested that 'it blew the corked and maderized wines away.' That was pretty funny. The nose was intense and very complex; there was a lot going on. There were lots of t 'n a, great minerality, anise, black rose, beef, chocolate, iron and slate. It was a regal wine. It got the universally accepted 'Wow' by the Angry Man Roberto, aka 'RR' aka&ok, that's enough. The palate was big, beefy and meaty and full of cedar, tar, mineral, smoke and Cuban cigar flavors. It was chewy and long
  • 95p
D 3 h / G 2 h Moderately intense, dark, tawny colour. Developed, very complex and rich nose delivers broad range of aromas – almonds, toastiness, intense nuttiness, dark chocolate, earthiness, and mint chocolate. Dry palate with vivid acidity and still firm but gentle tannins, juicy dark fruit flavours and elegant long dry finish. Drinking well today but will definitely keep another 10-12 years.
  • 91p
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Origin

Ornati, Piedmont

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