2005 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia

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Two thousand five is an interesting vintage at Giacomo Conterno because the Cascina Francia and Monfortino are so far apart stylistically. In many vintages - 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2008 come to mind - there is a thread that connects the two Barolos, while in other years the wines are completely different. That is very much the case in 2005, where Cascina Francia is quite delicate while Monfortino is a tannic powerhouse. Roberto Conterno also opened his 2005 Barbera to help calibrate palates after a tasting of younger wines from barrel.

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This vertical tasting of Giacomo Conterno's Barbera d'Alba Cascina Francia was a poignant reminder that Piedmont is more than Barolo and Barbaresco, as great as those wines are. The Conterno family purchased Cascina Francia in 1974 and immediately planted the vineyard with Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Freisa, the typical complement of Piedmontese grapes at the time. The first vintage from Cascina Francia, a steep hillside vineyard in Serralunga was 1978. The Barolos from this site are of course among the most iconic wines anywhere in the world, but the Barbera is equally deserving of attention.

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This is another set of superb releases from Giacomo Conterno one of the bastions of traditionally made Barolos. While Conterno's wines have often been profound, in recent vintages the estate has found another level of finesse that was sometimes m issing in the wines. It is hard to say if that is because of a general trend towards warmer vintages, the estate's focus on making just three wines, or small improvements in vineyard and cellar work, but the fact remains that over the past few vintages Roberto Conterno has produced the best and most cons istently outstanding wines in h is venerable firm's long h istory. The wines he has in barrel amply confirm th is very positive trend.

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