2014 Giacomo Conterno, Barbera d’Alba, Francia 12x750ml

Vinous 94

The 2014 Barbera d’Alba Francia is a surprisingly rich, powerful wine, especially for the year. An exotic mélange of dark cherry, plum, lavender, sage, cloves and graphite builds in the glass. There is a level of demi-glace-like textural richness that is impossible to miss. Intense and virile, the 2014 will drink beautifully for a number of years. [Antonio Galloni, 01/02/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2029

Robert Parker 92

The 2014 Barbera d’Alba Francia opens to beautiful fullness and sheer depth that represents the darker, softer and more generous side of this grape. I tasted the wine from barrel approximately one month before bottling. Roberto Conterno says that 2014 was a good year for both Barbera, but especially Nebbiolo that experienced a natural selection process in the vineyard due to low yields. This wine offers ripe fruit tones with bold lines and beautifully balanced concentration. [Monica Larner, 09/28/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2017-2024