2021 Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Francia Price_74

2021 Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Francia Price_74Giacomo Conterno is the gold standard in Piedmont. 2021 is an extraordinary Piedmont vintage! Similar to 2016, the wines show very buoyant and clear fruit with fine, seamless tannins and balance. Piedmont is on a real tear this past decade, and 21 will fall in with 19, 16, 13, 10 etc., yet another blockbuster vintage.

and it's 100 proof

Gravette de Certan is designed to be more approachable and enjoyable in its youth compared to the often-austere Grand Vin

but more importantly

these are archetypal examples that remain smartly priced given both the quality of their old-vine holdings in some of the most hallowed terroir in the Cote de Nuits and their obvious overall class

sourced from a tiny

traditional style of the domaine

while showing spicy hints and good structure you can expect from Sancerre Pinot Noir

Renato Vacca produced some of the very best wines of the entire Barbaresco appellation

Think dark fruit

Bottled at a sturdy 101 proof

citrus zest

This is delicious