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Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2015 300cl

DOCG | Barolo | Piemonte | Italie
CHF 7’026.50

Tous les millésimes

2013 2014 2015
Évaluations et Scores
99 Vinous
The 2015 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is magical. This is the first vintage that includes fruit from Arione, so the 2015 is 80% Francia and 20% Arione. That marks a return to Monfortino as a multi-vineyard wine, which it mostly was until 1978, when the first Monfortino from Francia was made. The combination of sites works so well. I remember tasting the 2015 as separate components and seeing what exactly the Arione piece adds, and that is aromatic explosiveness, texture and breadth. Rose petal, mint, sage, tobacco and cedar lend complexity. More than anything else, though, I am blown away by how utterly delicious the 2015 is. Of course, the 2015 will be better in time, but its pedigree is plainly evident today. Roberto Conterno gave the 2015 just five years in cask, the shortest time in wood for any Monfortino in recent memory, maybe ever. Like most producers around the world, Conterno is thinking deeply about what the optimal period of time in oak is. As for the 2015, it is a flat-out stunner in every way.
99 Vinous
The 2015 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is magical. This is the first vintage that includes fruit from Arione, so the 2015 is 80% Francia and 20% Arione. That marks a return to Monfortino as a multi-vineyard wine, which it mostly was until 1978, when the first Monfortino from Francia was made. The combination of sites works so well. I remember tasting the 2015 as separate components and seeing what exactly the Arione piece adds, and that is aromatic explosiveness, texture and breadth. Rose petal, mint, sage, tobacco and cedar lend complexity. More than anything else, though, I am blown away by how utterly delicious the 2015 is. Of course, the 2015 will be better in time, but its pedigree is plainly evident today. Roberto Conterno gave the 2015 just five years in cask, the shortest time in wood for any Monfortino in recent memory, maybe ever. Like most producers around the world, Conterno is thinking deeply about what the optimal period of time in oak is. As for the 2015, it is a flat-out stunner in every way.
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.