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Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2004 75cl

DOCG | Barolo | Piemonte | Italie
CHF 1’280.00
Évaluations et Scores
100 Robert Parker
The 2004 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is drop-dead gorgeous. I have tasted the wine multiple times from barrel and three times from bottle and never been anything less than blown away. The 2004 is a subtle, layered Monfortino that captures the sheer elegance and finesse of this great vintage. It is sweet, perfumed, silky and utterly mind-blowing. From barrel it has always been a 100 point wine, but it has just been bottled and naturally a bit closed in on itself. Still, with some time in the glass its silky, perfumed fruit and dazzling class come to life. The 2004 is remarkably harmonious for such a young wine. Readers will have much fun debating which is the greatest Monfortino of recent years. Could it be the 1996, 1999 or 2002 for their huge structure and classicism? Or, is it the 1997 for its opulence? What if the dark horse 1998 and 2000 steal the show? Personally, I adore the 2001 and 2004 for their completeness, but the 2004 is the sexiest of them all. Sadly, 2004 is also the year Giovanni Conterno passed away, but one can’t escape the feeling his spirit lives in this wine. Kudos to Roberto Conterno and his team for this magnificent, thrilling Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2044.
100 Robert Parker
The 2004 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is drop-dead gorgeous. I have tasted the wine multiple times from barrel and three times from bottle and never been anything less than blown away. The 2004 is a subtle, layered Monfortino that captures the sheer elegance and finesse of this great vintage. It is sweet, perfumed, silky and utterly mind-blowing. From barrel it has always been a 100 point wine, but it has just been bottled and naturally a bit closed in on itself. Still, with some time in the glass its silky, perfumed fruit and dazzling class come to life. The 2004 is remarkably harmonious for such a young wine. Readers will have much fun debating which is the greatest Monfortino of recent years. Could it be the 1996, 1999 or 2002 for their huge structure and classicism? Or, is it the 1997 for its opulence? What if the dark horse 1998 and 2000 steal the show? Personally, I adore the 2001 and 2004 for their completeness, but the 2004 is the sexiest of them all. Sadly, 2004 is also the year Giovanni Conterno passed away, but one can’t escape the feeling his spirit lives in this wine. Kudos to Roberto Conterno and his team for this magnificent, thrilling Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2044.
Producteur
Giacomo Conterno
Giacomo Conterno est sans aucun doute l’un des plus grands producteurs de Barolo. Bien que ses racines viticoles remontent au 18ème siècle, la famille ne s’est lancée dans l’élaboration de Barolo qu’en 1908, alors qu’elle dirigeait une taverne à San Giuseppe, près de Monforte d’Alba. Dans les années 1920, elle aurait figuré parmi les premiers producteurs à mettre du Barolo en bouteille alors que celui-ci était commercialisé en barriques et en dames-jeannes. Dans les années 1930, la cave a initié la production de Barolo Monfortino, dont la capacité de vieillissement était extrêmement longue. La cave a ensuite élaboré en 1954 un Barolo et un Barolo Riserva, avant la reprise de l’entreprise familiale en 1961 par les deux fils Giovanni et Aldo. A défaut de partager la philosophie purement traditionaliste de la maison, ce dernier a créé son propre domaine en 1969 (Poderi Aldo Conterno). Le rachat des vignes de Cascina Francia en 1974 a marqué la fin de l’achat de raisins, et conduit au lancement en 1980 du premier millésime issu de raisins cultivés par la maison, sous l’étiquette Barolo Cascina Francia. Les bouteilles portant le nom de Giacomo Conterno incarnent l’expression ultime du Barolo dans toute sa pureté. Ce sont des vins riches, puissants, structurés, dotés d’un important potentiel de vieillissement.