2013 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 96.9 points

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  2/2/2024 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Vinous Monfortino Dinner with Roberto Conterno; 2/1/2024-2/2/2024 (Legacy Records, NYC): Surprisingly to me, the '13 was fairly open aromatically, but on the palate, it is an austere wine in need of time. The '13 is a stereotypical Monfortino, showing dark red cherry fruit, red roses, leather, iron, and a touch of orange peel. It's incredible on its own, but doesn't stand out in the way that some other surrounding vintages do. On the palate, the wine feels more tannic than any of the surrounding vintages, even if apparently that is not technically the case on paper. Pure red fruit, orange peel, leather, and fresh roses flow across the palate, with tons of tannin, and although the tannins are high enough quality that it's drinkable right now, clearly the best is yet to come.

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  6/20/2022 - miadelt Likes this wine: 100 Points

  From Magnum, opened in cellar for 6 hours and then decanted 1 hour. In a previous note, Xavier described the wine perfectly and much better than I can and so I am quoting him "This has everything. Power and finesse, precision and transparency, fragrance, amazing complexity, flawless purity, silky texture and rich but incredibly refined tannins, spices and tar and roses, dried fruits, amazing depth and elegance, slightly balsamic finish with amazing length. The essence of Barolo. Perfection."

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  5/5/2022 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points

  Tasting: Obviously I did not quite get this wine, as others have scored it significantly higher. I have had maybe 5 wines from Conterno and I have not quite understood the hype. I think I like Gaja (a lot) more.
  This wine probably needs quite a lot of time.

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  10/25/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 100 Points

  A private dinner (Restaurant d'Oude Schuur, Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium): This has everything. Power and finesse, precision and transparency, fragrance, amazing complexity, flawless purity, silky texture and rich but incredibly refined tannins, spices and tar and roses, dried fruits, amazing depth and elegance, slightly balsamic finish with amazing length. The essence of Barolo. Perfection. Drink now and over the next 50 years.

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  7/30/2021 - jviz wrote: 98 Points

  Wow. A flawless wine. Superlative in every respect. One of those wines that captivates and is understated at the same time. Classic Nebbiolo nose with tar and faint rubber. Effusive dried fruits on the nose. Hints of smoke. The tannins are not punishing now but what a beauty this will be in time. An amazing treat, we thought on par in quality with DRC

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