Giacomo Conterno Barolo Monfortino Riserva 1996
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SGD 2,100.00
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Vintage: 1996
Region: Piedmont, Italy
Producer: Giacomo Conterno
Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo
Appellation: Barolo
Alcohol Content: 14%
Drinking Window: 2010-2050
Scores (if you care about): 98/100 Antonio Galloni/Vinous
96/100 Daniel Thomases/Robertparker.com
97/100 Winespectator.com
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Tasting Notes & Reviews:
"Would you believe I had a chance to buy a large parcel of Giovanni Conterno’s 1996 Barolo Riserva Monfortino when it was first released? Well, I did, but I was in business school, full of debt, and although I still bought a financially irresponsible amount of wine, it was not enough. This bottle of the 1996 is simply moving in its beauty. Dense and powerful in the glass, the 1996 possesses enough pedigree to drink well for another 30 years. All the classic Monfortino signatures come through in an epic, deeply moving Barolo that represents another time at Conterno." 98/100, Anotonio Galloni/Vinous, Nov 2019
"The 1996 Barolo Monfortino, just bottled, is a brooding, backward behemoth, which reminds me of the 1978 in its youth. An usually dark garnet for a completely traditional Barolo, its fabulously fresh aromas, plummy and spicy and redolent of roses, violets, graphite, and road tar, give way to a super-concentrated palate, massive and packed, dense and intense in texture and continuity. It is explosive on the development and finish, both mouth-coating and chewy yet nobly austere and with the length and kick which characterize the greatest of Barolo. I would not touch a bottle until 2010, and imagine that it will still be an extraordinary wine in 2035." 96/100 Daniel Thomases/Robertparker.com Oct 2003
"Fabulous aromas of crushed strawberry, flowers and light dried porcini. Full-bodied, with ripe fruit and a pruny undertone. Round and caressing. An amazing bottle that will be even better with age.--1996 Piedmont retrospective. Best after 2008" 97/100 Winespectator.com, Mar 2007