In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

  • Braised beef cheek
    Long-braised collagen melts against the firm Serralunga tannin.
  • Tajarin with white truffle
    Truffle resonates with the wine's savoury depth.
  • Aged Bra cheese
    Hard alpine cheese mirrors the mineral spine.

History

Cascina Francia is Giacomo Conterno's estate Barolo from the Serralunga vineyard purchased in 1974, first bottled at the end of the 1970s and regarded as a benchmark of classic Barolo.

  1. 1978 — First Cascina Francia Barolo from the estate's Serralunga vineyard

Facts

Producer
Giacomo Conterno
Grapes
Nebbiolo (100%)
Classification
Barolo DOCG
ABV
14.5%
Price
EUR 250 to 500 at retail
Drinking window
12 to 40 from vintage
First vintage
1978

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