Giacomo Conterno - Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2013 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $1299.00
| Producer | Giacomo Conterno |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2013 |
| Sku | 1558542 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Spectator: 99 Points
Subtle aromas of cherry wild herb and tobacco introduce this sleek complex red. Cherry strawberry loam iron and tobacco flavors build in intensity to an extended finish but the texture and harmony are what define this superb Barolo. Silky with a fine weave to the dense tannins. All the components come together on the lingering aftertaste. Best from 2022 through 2050. From Italy. ?B.S.
Vinous: 99 Points
The 2013 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is a huge towering wine marked by serious fruit intensity and a backbone of firm classically austere tannins. Certainly next to the 2014 and 2015 the sheer tannic clout of the 2013 is impossible to miss. Sage mint tobacco and dried flower notes add striking shades of aromatic nuance but the 2013 is ultimately distinguished by its huge potent personality. It is sure to thrill those who own it for many decades to come. In 2013 Roberto Conterno did not bottle his Barolo Francia. Instead he chose to use all of the fruit for the flagship Barolo Monfortino which up until the present he had only done once before in 2002.
vWine Advocate: 98 Points
I have been tasting this wine from barrel for the past two years and now finally abracadabra the 2013 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is safely housed in bottle. The wine was bottled in June of last year and will hit the market this upcoming October. The Barolo Francia was not produced in 2013 because Roberto Conterno diverted all fruit from that vineyard to this wine. Monfortino was not produced in 2011 or 2012 meaning that this 2013 edition follows directly after the absolutely stunning 2010 vintage (which earned a perfect 100-point score). The two vintages (2010 and 2013) are very similar strikingly so but the 2013 vintage registers at a slightly lower structural threshold. The tannins are slightly looser or softer in the case of this wine. With up to six years in botte the 2010 vintage is still crunchy and super sharp while this wine is slightly more succulent and earthy. Some 20000 bottles 2500 magnums and 400 three-liter bottles were made.
