Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2009 burgundy_wines-template with roots dating back to

with roots dating back to 1810

where the tile-like stones hold little water and force the vines to struggle

Partial destemming

The estate has bottled under its own name since 1918

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2009 burgundy_wines-template with roots dating back toConterno's iconic Cascina Francia in a riper, generous vintage. This single vineyard Serralunga Barolo from clay limestone soils is made traditionally by Roberto Conterno, fermented on native yeasts with weeks of maceration and aged in large Slavonian casks. The 2009 was a warm, generous year producing more open, earlier maturing Barolos, and this one is drinking in a lush, welcoming window now. It delivers the depth and pedigree of one of Barolo's