Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2004 Pinot Noir then shows ripe strawberries in

then shows ripe strawberries in a surprising break from that fruit-backwardness

eventually minerality

Lovers of mature Shiraz will find interest here

10/2009 (RP)

Not mistaking ripeness of fruit combined with French oak creating a synergy that it "classic" New World Chardonnay and Hawke's Bay

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2004 Pinot Noir then shows ripe strawberries in98 points Vinous The 2004 Barolo Cascina Francia boasts staggering depth and explosive intensity from the very first taste. One of the most brooding, backward 2004s, the Cascina Francia is one of the only wines in this vintage that I am slightly disappointed to have opened, as it is so intensely backward. Hints of sage, tobacco, menthol, rose petal and graphite open up in the glass, recalling just how mesmerizing the 2004 was in cask. At once silky,