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Giacomo Conterno Barolo Monfortino Riserva

About this product

Barolo Monfortino Riserva is Italy's most age-worthy wine. Made only in exceptional vintages from the Cascina Francia vineyard in Serralunga, aged a minimum 7 years in large Slavonian oak — and sometimes released 10+ years after harvest. Monfortino represents Nebbiolo at its most extreme and profound: extraordinary tannin, almost infinite acidity, 50+ year potential in great years. Great vintages: 1958, 1964, 1971, 1978, 1985, 1990, 2010, 2016.

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appearancegarnet; orange-brick rim in mature wines

nosedried rose petals, tar, clay, camphor, tobacco, spiced leather, truffle

palateextraordinary structure, massive yet refined tannin, 90+ second finish

signaturethe most demanding and age-worthy Italian wine — requires patience of decades

Service

agingoptimal: 20-40 years from vintage; great years: 50+

decantingyoung: 4+ hours; older: 1 hour; very old: pour direct carefully

temperature16-17C

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Italy's most age-worthy wine

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Tasting profile

dried rose petals, tar, clay, camphor, tobacco, spiced leather, truffle

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Pairings

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celebration

Monfortino's legendary power belongs with the finanziera; both are time-intensive expressions of Piemontese tradition

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Meat poultry

Monfortino's depth and austerity demand a dish of equivalent prestige; beef fillet's lean richness and black truffle's earthy intensity create the complexity this wine requires

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Fungi truffles

Monfortino and white truffle tajarin is the apex of Piedmontese cuisine: two things of unparalleled complexity from the same soil, expressing that soil through different registers

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Wagyu premium protein

Brasato al Barolo is Piedmont's canonical meat dish. The braising wine should be Barolo; the drinking wine should be Barolo. Monfortino's extreme structure and tannin is softened by the collagen-rich braise; the dish's richness requires the wine's structural assertiveness.

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Meat poultry

Wild boar's intense gaminess and forest-floor character is the classic match for serious aged Barolo; the polenta's starch softens the tannins and creates a bridge

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beef

Braising in Barolo and drinking Barolo is Piedmont's most authentic culinary tradition; Monfortino deserves the finest cut

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food

Monfortino belongs with the greatest veal preparations; braised veal shin with polenta and gremolata at their finest

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Charcuterie cheese

An aged Monfortino at 20+ years develops butterscotch, dried fruit, and earth notes that resonate with aged Grana Padano's crystalline richness

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