Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2009 burgundy_wines-template just a few miles from

just a few miles from the Mediterranean coast

Partial destemming

Think lemon curd

terroir-driven Bordeaux

and subtle earthy notes—typical of Pinot Noir from this terroir

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2009 burgundy_wines-template just a few miles fromConterno'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