Cincuenta y Cinco comes from vineyards planted in 1955 which gently rest on a sea of pebbles
His discovery of the Hors Catégorie Vineyard site in 2005 unfolded in a similarly serendipitous way
The unmistakable flavor of BBS11 makes it a harmonious and elegant wine
leaving a primary concentration of cranberry and blackberry to mingle with sweet tannins
1975 and 1988—on limestone
Giacomo Conterno 'Cerretta', Barolo DOCG, Italy 2020 1.5L Nebbiolo Cincuenta y Cinco comes fromFor 45 years, until his death in 2004, Giovanni Conterno forged a reputation as perhaps the greatest of all Barolo producers, irrespective of style. The wines he made were the quintessence of traditional Barolo: rich, powerful, massively structured, and capable of long development in bottle. Giovanni left the world many great vintages of Barolo, including 1964, 1971, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1996, 1999 and 2001. But possibly his greatest legacy was to hand