2000 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  3/19/2024 - ttchan2024 wrote: 90 Points

  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.

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  2/25/2023 - Al Ehrhardt wrote:

  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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  5/8/2022 - JWG wrote: 97 Points

  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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  10/28/2021 - ciaovito Likes this wine: 93 Points

  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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  5/2/2021 - phgnan wrote: 96 Points

  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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