2003 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Community Tasting Notes (133) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  4/14/2024 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Big burly and ripe flavors. Good, but clearly outclassed by the 2018 version. Tons of fruit here, but at 20’years old, still little nuance.

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  8/21/2023 - Musinus wrote: 89 Points

  Dark garnet, initial aromas of air-dried sheets and leather that lead to rose petals, cinnamon syrup, dried cherries, marked by increasing spiciness. Palate on the hot and astrigent side offering flavors of cola, coffee, and ripe dark plum. Brief finish. Not much upside from additional maturation.

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  8/18/2023 - Venice Al Likes this wine:

  Restaurant note. Short decant - could have used substantially more. Typical flavors but young, dried mint, flowers, and dark red fruit. Will the balance be there when it reaches maturity? Not sure. Still a nice wine.

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  6/21/2023 - NickNYC wrote:

  beautiful and elegant nose, not specifically revealing a hot vintage. tannins are present but integrated, good length. seems to lack depth and was a bit flat. caveat: the wine was tasted at the end of a long diner so that it may have altered my perception.

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  2/18/2023 - JWG wrote: 97 Points

  This last bottle (a magnum) matches the 750ml we opened in 2018. Those notes from 5 yrs ago remarkably apply quite closely. One of the great instances of mature traditional Barolo that I've ever had. Decanted an hour before dinner. Upon opening it was already huge and intense on the nose and the palate. After an hour it had mellowed a little and was full of the nose of roses and dark fruit. The palate is dark and unctuous with leather and earth and more dark berries. The tannins are soft, as before. Had the remainder the next day and still wonderful.

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