Features
Name:
Barolo DOCG 'Francia' 2011
Terrain:
rich in clay and limestone, very compact and impermeable
Cellar
The Conterno family began cultivating the land of Langhe back in the early 1900s, setting up the winery of the same name that initially sold only bulk wine in demijohns. Giacomo Conterno believed in the possibility of changing the face of the Langhe, proposing himself as a producer of quality. The Giacomo Conterno company is one of the wineries that more than others have marked the history of fine Piedmontese wine and that has made the magical territory of the Langhe famous. Today, Roberto Conterno, a descendant of the family, continues the story of his predecessors.
Description
Giacomo Conterno's Barolo 'Francia' is a legend of the appellation. It originates from the vineyard of the same name, located south of Serralunga d'Alba. It was produced from 100% Nebbiolo grapes. It is a great Italian wine, deep, elegant, powerful and structured.
Organoleptic characteristics:
The colour is an intense garnet red, gradually permeated with orange reflections over the years. The nose is intense with clear hints of red fruit, violets, roses and spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, which evolve into tobacco, leather and truffle as time passes. In the mouth it is elegant, velvety, harmonious, enveloping, with abundant tannins, well expressed, but soft and pleasant with an excellent presence of acidity and very long persistence.
Storage time:
25 years
Vinification
Gentle crushing and destemming, temperature-controlled fermentation in temperature-controlled tanks.
Acknowledgements
2011 Robert Parker 95/100
2011 James Suckling97/100
2011 Bibenda 
