2002 Giacomo Conterno Monfortino, Barolo Riserva

This dry red wine has deep ruby colour. On nose it has pronounced aromas of rose, black cherry, licorice, vanilla, mint and touch of earthiness. Medium acidity and alcohol. Full bodied with quite high tannin. The flavours contain black cherry, rose, licorice, earth, touch of tobacco. Long length with cherry finish. (96) Bit young but signs of its potential shown.

 

Tasted on 30 October 2020

估唔到咁快有機會試。強勁、有力、濃厚集於一身。複雜性還待展現，畢竟仍很年輕，但亦開始有一點點的複雜氣味滲出來，長長餘韻亦顯示酒質，單寧一如所料的硬朗，仍需時間馴化，對這酒有一定期待。

1958 Giacomo Conterno Monfortino, Barolo Riserva

This wine still has medium ruby colour, with a touch of haziness. The aromas is so intense and complex that it has dried herbs, road tar, mint, rose tea, tree barks, leather and trace of sour cherry. It is dry with barely medium acidity, barely medium bodied and barely medium alcohol. The tannin is fine grained in nature at medium level. On palate it gives quite high intensity red cherry, licorice, spice box, British tea, leather and traces of dried rose and tar. Long length. (93) I wish I could meet him 10 years ago.


Tasted on 7 January 2017

有些酒是會說故事的，像藝術品，這枝是一個例子。近六十年的歷史，這酒像一個步入老年的人在說故事。強烈的酒香說著他自己的發展過程，好像由花果香開始一路發展至陳酒的皮革味的整個故事。酒在口中的表現說著這酒步入老年了，平衡度仍在，但在苦苦支撐的，酒味的強度仍在，餘韻悠長，表現出它本身優秀的質素。酒體在口中鬆散了些，但畢竟已有這年歲。如果早十年飲相信會是一枝傳奇。