Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2004 Pinot Noir but the large crop in

but the large crop in 2018 and 2019 served to soften the tannins

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

cherry compote

Elegant and wonderfully precise

concentrated attack becomes even more impressive with laser-like precision to its full-bodied

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2004 Pinot Noir but the large crop 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,