Too early to say much, but: menthol, wet stone, cherries, ultra long finish, not nearly as tannic as I worried. Maybe I was having a weird night tannin-wise. Will be interesting in 7, 10, 15 years. Compelling.
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The ‘18 Francia is the largest scale Barolo I’ve tasted from this vintage. It is medium to full in body, showing more concentration than any other wine I’ve tasted in ‘18, although this comes at the expense of finesse, at least for now. This is a tannic beast of a wine that is not approachable right now.
The aromatics were nicely perfumed and are signature Conterno Francia, with darker red cherry and plum fruit, dried roses, balsamic, and sweet spices. On the palate, the wine is far less inviting. There is a rush of concentrated, sweet dark red fruit and spices unlike any wine I’ve tasted in this vintage in its depth, but then the tannins hit like a brick wall. The tannins are fine for the vintage, but considerably less finessed than in the better years, when in this wine or the Monfortino the tannins seem to melt into the wine.
I can see the ‘18 Francia having the most aging potential of any 2018 Barolo based on this tasting. However, it is going to need a lot of time, I’d guess a decade or more before it is really in a good drinking window given the aggressive texture.
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2/22/2024 - Jens DT Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drak hos Dami med far og Mussi.
Varm og lidt mørk årgang, men hold nu kæft et glas. På dagen ville jeg vælge den frem for Dujac.
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12/27/2023 - 831900_ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Too early to say much, but: menthol, wet stone, cherries, ultra long finish, not nearly as tannic as I worried. Maybe I was having a weird night tannin-wise. Will be interesting in 7, 10, 15 years. Compelling.
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4/3/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points
The ‘18 Francia is the largest scale Barolo I’ve tasted from this vintage. It is medium to full in body, showing more concentration than any other wine I’ve tasted in ‘18, although this comes at the expense of finesse, at least for now. This is a tannic beast of a wine that is not approachable right now.
The aromatics were nicely perfumed and are signature Conterno Francia, with darker red cherry and plum fruit, dried roses, balsamic, and sweet spices. On the palate, the wine is far less inviting. There is a rush of concentrated, sweet dark red fruit and spices unlike any wine I’ve tasted in this vintage in its depth, but then the tannins hit like a brick wall. The tannins are fine for the vintage, but considerably less finessed than in the better years, when in this wine or the Monfortino the tannins seem to melt into the wine.
I can see the ‘18 Francia having the most aging potential of any 2018 Barolo based on this tasting. However, it is going to need a lot of time, I’d guess a decade or more before it is really in a good drinking window given the aggressive texture.
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2/20/2023 - hajoha wrote: 93 Points
Giacomi Conterno Barolo Francia 2018.
Slankere og mer elegant utgave.
Flyter fint og er helt nydelig selv ung.
Lang med pene tanniner. 93p
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