Franco Conterno Barolo Pietrin 2021 book or holding it steady while

or holding it steady while you skewer it

finishing on peppermint with a ginger and black-pepper heat

blackcurrant and plum over velvety tannins and a lick of spice to finish

slow-cooked in autoclaves

Franco Conterno Barolo Pietrin 2021 book or holding it steady whileA classic Barolo from the Conterno family, four generations at Monforte d'Alba and certified organic since 2015, with fruit from Monforte, Novello and Castiglione Falletto. Aged twenty four months in large Slavonian oak casks and a further year in bottle. Rich, powerful and firmly tannic, showing classic Nebbiolo aromas of tea, rose and dried cherry with sweet spice, then tart cherry, hazelnut, truffle and forest floor on the palate, finishing long.