finishing very long

offering up a pretty bouquet of Anjou pear

The 2008s show a work in progress as Conterno only had control of the vineyard for a few months that year

I also tasted Conterno’s first wines from his newly-acquired vineyard in Cerretta

I very much like the precision and sense of verve here – note however that patience will be required

Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero other_regions finishing very longThe 2010 Barolo Monvigliero shows a pretty degree of color salutation with brilliant garnet and ruby highlights. The bouquet is broad and wide sweeping with a healthy succession of red berry, sweet almond, stone fruit, medicinal herb and crushed mineral. Fruit thrives from 220 to 280 meters above sea level with full southern exposures facing La Morra. They own 1. 5 hectares of the 20 hectare single vineyard. An important cru, Monvigliero is fifth most