Barolo Romirasco 2018

ALDO CONTERNO

Barolo Romirasco
2018

$429.99*

* Suggested retail price

2 case(s) available

Product code
474213
Format
3 x 750ml
Listing type
Cross dock
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo 100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

Aldo Conterno was born in 1931, the second son of Giacomo Conterno; his family had been winegrowers in Piemonte for five generations. He left Italy in 1954 with the intention of establishing a winery in the Napa Valley with two uncles who lived in San Francisco. Instead he was drafted into the US Army soon after his arrival, spending two years in Korea and returning to Italy after being honorably discharged. He and his older brother Giovanni took over the Giacomo Conterno estate in 1961; in...

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Press reviews

Falstaff

- 100 points -

October 2022 (Vintage 2018)

Bright, rich ruby garnet. Fragrant, deep nose of graphite, dried rose petal, plus cardamom and ripe cranberry, reverberating with dark cherries, a hint of dried tomatoes and leather. The extremely exciting palate displays polished, magnificent tannins that are tight-knit, in addition, a firm drive comes again and again, endless finish, royal class!

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James Suckling

- 98 points -

July 2021

Lots of floral aromas, such as lilacs and roses, with crushed raspberries and strawberries. Sandalwood, too. Full-bodied and very powerful with incredible depth of fruit and chewy tannins. It goes on for minutes.

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James Suckling

- 97 points -

August 2020

The dried flowers are so impressive on the nose here with lavender and lily, as well as raspberries and dried strawberries. Full-bodied, yet so tight and refined with fantastic precision and focus...

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Wine Spectator

- 97 points -

November 2023 (Vintage 2019)

The floral, cherry, strawberry and iron flavors are shaded by vanilla in this sleek, shimmering red. There's also a flash of black pepper as this builds on the palate to a long, salty aftertaste. Eucalyptus and tobacco round out the profile, backed by a solid structure.

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Wine Spectator

- 95 points -

November 2021 (Vintage 2017)

Though well-marked by new oak, there's a vibrant quality to this Barolo, along with cherry, raspberry, iron, tar and tobacco flavors. Supple, almost elegant, with a long, spicy aftertaste, this shows plenty of detail and energy. 

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Vinous

- 93 points -

93+ POINTS

February 2021

Conterno's 2016 Barolo Romirasco marries elegance with power. Sweet and perfumed, the Romirasco is at times quite silky, while in other moments much more marked by the power and natural intensity of this site. Here, readers will have to be patient. There is certainly a lot to look forward to.

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