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2000 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
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Community Tasting Notes 37
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ttchan2024 wrote: 90 points
March 19, 2024 - Drank together with 2014 Clerico Aeroplan Servaj.
Double decanted for 4+ hours.
Brought into and served in a restaurant.
Elegant, but not as good as expected. Overshadowed by the Clerico.
Have another bottle left, would try to bottle decant and give it more time instead of double decant. -
Al Ehrhardt wrote:
February 25, 2023 - A very good bottle. Decanted and really opened up with air. Still youthful. No rush if you care to hold, but really good now.
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JWG wrote: 97 points
May 8, 2022 - Really needs a minimum of a couple of hours of breathing. My notes from 2020 are perfectly applicable to this bottle as well. A great experience.
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ciaovito Likes this wine: 93 points
October 28, 2021 - PnP at a steakhouse... muted upon open but gained complexity and color with an hour of air. We concluded the wine firmed up a bit and the tannins became more apparent after an hour and a half. Could be the vintage and possibly picked early because of the heat but just guessing here. Very elegant for a 2000 Barolo with beautiful fruit and all the right stuff in place. Drink or hold
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phgnan wrote: 96 points
May 2, 2021 - Incredible wine. Left to ox in the bottle for a couple of hours. Burnished red color with brown shades.
Particular consistency, almost dense in the mouth.
Incredible nose and mouth. Black fruit and blackberries, licorice, a particular spicy background, after a couple of glasses a hint of mint also appeared. Tannin still present and perfectly balanced with the acid notes. Intense and incredibly prolonged finish. Unfortunate to have had only one bottle available.
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By James Suckling
6/29/2016 (link)(Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia, Italy) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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December 2015, Issue #50 (link)
(Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Checking in on Piedmont’s 2000 Vintage (Jun 2011) (link)(Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2008, Issue #17, Cantine Giacomo Conterno: Piemonte Pillar of Excellence and Tradition(Barolo “Cascina Francia”- Giacomo Conterno) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Giacomo Conterno Vertical Tasting (Jul 2005) (link)(Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2002, IWC Issue #105 (link)(Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
5/4/2005 (link)(Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia) Lovely nose of mineral, cherry, tar & hot rocks. Also an exotic hint of BBQ sauce after some coaxing. Soft and elegant on the palate with gorgeously defined ripe fruit and silky tannins. This was wide open and a great drink. Not classic Barolo but something to drink while you wait for your other Cascina Francia's to mature.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- Type Red
- Producer Giacomo Conterno
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Cascina Francia
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 16 (2%)
- In Cellars 528 (63%)
- Consumed 296 (35%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerGiacomo Conterno
- VarietyNebbiolo
- VineyardCascina Francia
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarolo
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