Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino Magnum 2019

Barolo Riserva Monfortino is a still red wine from the Piedmont region, specifically Monforte d’Alba. The winery that produces it, Giacomo Conterno, boasts a century-old history; its origins date back to 1908, when the Conterno family, repatriated to Italy from Argentina, opened a winery. A fine wine, it became famous first abroad and then in Italy, where it was drunk primarily by doctors and university professors in the cities of Turin and Milan. It has been awarded several vintages as a wine of excellence (including the five bunches of grapes from Bibenda) and has received 100 points from Robert Parker several times. It is only produced in exceptional vintages. What makes it a fine and expensive wine is undoubtedly its longevity (over 25 years), the careful selection of the grapes, and the treatment given to each individual bunch of Nebbiolo. During the harvest, the best parcels of the year are identified and vinified separately, with a five-week maceration period. The wood in which fermentation takes place is of the highest quality; these are truncated cone-shaped vats made of Austrian wood, which guarantees the unaltered quality of the must. The aging period is also long. Before being bottled and enjoyed in all its elegance, the Barolo Riserva Monfortino is usually aged for seven years in Slavonian barrels.