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Giacomo Conterno

Cascina Francia Barbera d'Alba

9.136 ratings
9.27 pro ratings
Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Barbera
Duck, Goose, Game, Chili & Hot Spicy, Turkey, Mushrooms, Chicken, Tomato-Based, Pork, Venison, Potato, Pasta, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Herbs, Veal, Salami & Prosciutto, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

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Top Notes For
Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.1

Big and rich, with a lot of spiced plum, boysenberry, and dried red apple slices. Significant presence of bitter herb (quinine) and hard stone minerality. Was a great foil to some home made carbonara!

Big and rich, with a lot of spiced plum, boysenberry, and dried red apple slices. Significant presence of bitter herb (quinine) and hard stone minerality. Was a great foil to some home made carbonara!

Dec 11th, 2015
Adam Crane
9.4

Massively rich for barbera!

Massively rich for barbera!

Nov 17th, 2015
Chris MacLean
9.2

Young, young, young but great concentration of fruit. I'd love to revisit in 5 yrs

Young, young, young but great concentration of fruit. I'd love to revisit in 5 yrs

Jan 3rd, 2015
Lauren Cicione
9.2

Young but delicious!

Young but delicious!

Mar 4th, 2014
Alessandro Rossi
9.5

Gira e frulla è sempre una buona barbera ...

Gira e frulla è sempre una buona barbera ...

Dec 29th, 2013
Nadia Kralovic
9.0

Serious 🤤

Serious 🤤

Dec 30th, 2017
Tim Hansen
10

Holy crap is this good. Ripe and juicy. Layers of flavor. Barbera!

Holy crap is this good. Ripe and juicy. Layers of flavor. Barbera!

Mar 10th, 2017
The Schwartz
9.2

Yup

Yup

Dec 29th, 2014
Richard Lewis
9.5

Not much to say beyond "stellar".

Not much to say beyond "stellar".

Oct 3rd, 2014
The Schwartz
9.6

Incredible how much character this "table wine" possesses

Incredible how much character this "table wine" possesses

Apr 22nd, 2014