Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione, Piedmont, Italy 2021 Cabernet Franc black cherry compote and blackcurrant

black cherry compote and blackcurrant cordial

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The lost hamlet of Blagny

Bouvier’s vineyards in Marsannay are premier-cru quality (some may even get classified) and his lieu-dit Bourgogne Rouge En Montre Cul vineyard is of a quality well above most (cultivated on a steep slope

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

Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione, Piedmont, Italy 2021 Cabernet Franc black cherry compote and blackcurrantFor 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