Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2008 062626OFFER but neighbors include some of

but neighbors include some of Graves' finest

all juicy fruit and granite snap

and this comes from organic vineyards planted on limestone

Gutturnio takes its name from a round Roman jug once used for serving wine in this part of Emilia-Romagna—a reminder that these hills have been making wine for millennia

making it as easy to sip neat as it is to mix into a Manhattan or Old Fashioned

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2008 062626OFFER but neighbors include some ofA classic, cooler vintage from one of Barolo's benchmark traditional houses. Giacomo Conterno's Cascina Francia is a single 14 hectare clay limestone vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, vinified with native yeasts and long maceration, then aged for years in large Slavonian botti. The 2008 is a classically styled vintage with firm structure and bright acidity, the kind of year that rewards patience and ages with grace. Now maturing nicely, it shows the