Barolo Romirasco
2018
$429.99*
2 case(s) available
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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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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