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Red
1985 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Barolo
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Community Tasting Notes 41
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Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 2, 2024 - Vinous Monfortino Dinner with Roberto Conterno; 2/1/2024-2/2/2024 (Legacy Records, NYC): According to Antonio, he found the '85s to be more advanced than expected, but my table got what he thought was the better bottle. I have never tasted the wine before to compare, but it seemed solid to me while definitely being on the more mature side of the wines served. It's possible that's simply the '85 vintage speaking.
Either way, the wine was enjoyable and ready to go, with red fruit, sweet spices, and earth. On the palate, I found very sweet red fruit, dried floral tones, lots of earth, and a bit of spices.
Roberto commented that when Nebbiolo oxidizes, the sweetness comes out rather than bitterness. To me, this wine showed that, as the fruit was beautifully sweet. -
Nanda wrote: 96 points
September 2, 2023 - Wow, so good and so youthful with towering fruit that is loaded with floral, tar and licorice complexity. Nicely integrated structure throughout. At peak.
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burgcamel wrote:
December 3, 2021 - Corked
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ricknat1 Likes this wine: 96 points
September 18, 2021 - popped and decanted and poured. completely delicious but needs more air or more time to show at its peak. still a real treat but drank earlier than peak
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tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 points
January 19, 2021 - Attractive dark fruits. Some sweet soil tones underneath. Overall showed lighter and younger than I am accustomed to from this wine.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Giacomo Conterno
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation Riserva Monfortino
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barolo
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 8 (2%)
- In Cellars 326 (69%)
- Consumed 140 (30%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerGiacomo Conterno
- VarietyNebbiolo
- DesignationRiserva Monfortino
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarolo
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- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarolo