Franco Conterno's 2016 Barolo "Pietrin" is a fine Piedmontese wine made from Nebbiolo grapes from vineyards in Monforte d'Alba, Novello and Castiglione Falletto. Intense and powerful, it is aged for 24 months in oak barrels and delivers a broad bouquet of ripe fruit to sweet spices, for an elegant, balanced and persistent sip.
Red
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2016
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Barolo "Pietrin" 2016 is a fine Piedmontese wine produced by Franco Conterno. One of the most renowned labels in Conterno's range, it is made from the best Nebbiolo grapes from the vineyards of Monforte d'Alba, Novello and Castiglione Falletto. An intense and complex Barolo that is aged for at least 24 months in oak barrels and is characterised by an excellent value for money. This Barolo Pietrin is a wine that, in the glass, shows a bright and brilliant garnet red colour. The nose expresses hints of ripe fruit, spices and a trail of liquorice on the finish, while the sip is deep and structured, soft with silky tannins.
DENOMINATION: Barolo DOCG
REGION: Piedmont (Italy)
GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Nebbiolo
WINE-MAKING: Refined for a minimum of two years in oak barrels of medium capacity.
The Franco Conterno winery is based in Monforte d'Alba in Piedmont and comprises 18 hectares of vineyards located in the municipalities of Monforte, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Novello and Madonna di Como. Both in the vineyard and in the cellar organic farming principles are followed for the production of deep and territorial wines of very high quality.
