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LOT 332

Lot 332

GIACOMO CONTERNO BAROLO RISERVA MONFORTINO 1996 (2) WA 96

GIACOMO CONTERNO BAROLO RISERVA MONFORTINO 1996 (2) WA 96
Lot 332 Details
GIACOMO CONTERNO BAROLO RISERVA MONFORTINO 1996

Piedmonte.
u. 1 x bn.

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. October 2003 WA 96

2 bts.    per lot $2,400 - $2,600

Realised: $2,700
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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