Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione, Piedmont, Italy 2021 Cabernet Franc they kept the press wine

they kept the press wine separate until June

The Drouhin's seven hectares of Chardonnay in this premier cru were harvested over 15 days

black cherry compote and blackcurrant cordial

a Super-Etnean wine of petit verdot and cesanese d’Affile from volcanic rock and ash

with fine yet building

Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione, Piedmont, Italy 2021 Cabernet Franc they kept the press wineFor 45 years, until his death in 2004, Giovanni Conterno forged a reputation as perhaps the greatest of all Barolo producers, irrespective of style. The wines he made were the quintessence of traditional Barolo: rich, powerful, massively structured, and capable of long development in bottle. Giovanni left the world many great vintages of Barolo, including 1964, 1971, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1996, 1999 and 2001. But possibly his greatest legacy was to hand