2003 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

Community Tasting Notes (134) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  5/18/2024 - Dave Mosko Likes this wine:

  Paired with a boar bolognese ala Park Place along with a 2004 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss. Match made in heaven and the best of the night. No Monfortino this year, it all went into this bottling so I was told. It appeared evident by how much was not reveasled. Although this was opened several hours prior, it was not decanted and I feel it suffered as a result. So much time left to blossom and develop in well cellared bottles. Who knows when that peak will be. All class in my glass, opening and growing, revealing more classic with time yet never giving very much.

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  4/14/2024 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Big burly and ripe flavors. Good, but clearly outclassed by the 2018 version. Tons of fruit here, but at 20’years old, still little nuance.

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  8/21/2023 - Musinus wrote: 89 Points

  Dark garnet, initial aromas of air-dried sheets and leather that lead to rose petals, cinnamon syrup, dried cherries, marked by increasing spiciness. Palate on the hot and astrigent side offering flavors of cola, coffee, and ripe dark plum. Brief finish. Not much upside from additional maturation.

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  8/18/2023 - Venice Al Likes this wine:

  Restaurant note. Short decant - could have used substantially more. Typical flavors but young, dried mint, flowers, and dark red fruit. Will the balance be there when it reaches maturity? Not sure. Still a nice wine.

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  6/21/2023 - NickNYC wrote:

  beautiful and elegant nose, not specifically revealing a hot vintage. tannins are present but integrated, good length. seems to lack depth and was a bit flat. caveat: the wine was tasted at the end of a long diner so that it may have altered my perception.

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