Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2006 TodayRare with gentle heating as wine

with gentle heating as wine moves through the floors over years

a bone-dry martini

Dried flowers

long celebrated for breaking the rules of French wine hierarchy

prized for the elegance its deep gravel soils bring to Cabernet

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2006 TodayRare with gentle heating as wineNineteen years on, this is classical traditional Barolo drinking deep into its window. Cascina Francia is the legendary 16 hectare estate in Serralunga d'Alba that Giovanni Conterno purchased in 1974 a single contiguous parcel that became the foundation of modern Giacomo Conterno. Today the estate is run by Roberto Conterno, who took the helm following his father's death in 2004 and has carried the family's purist traditional approach forward without