Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2006 Grower Champagne and brioche notes

and brioche notes

a touch of lemon curd—and layers in toasted hazelnut

planted to yield small

Mathieu Vallée took over Château Yvonne in 2007

Bright saline notes punctuate the saline finish

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Cascina Francia, 2006 Grower Champagne and brioche notesNineteen years on, this is classical traditional Barolo drinking deep into its window. Cascina Francia is the legendary 16 hectare estate in Serralunga d'Alba that Giovanni Conterno purchased in 1974 a single contiguous parcel that became the foundation of modern Giacomo Conterno. Today the estate is run by Roberto Conterno, who took the helm following his father's death in 2004 and has carried the family's purist traditional approach forward without