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The March 2023 Auction: Part 3
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Estimate: $75
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"The richest and darkest of these wines, the 2010 Barolo Mosconi is laced with dark cherry, plum, chocolate, menthol, savory herb and clove nuances. The Mosconi is a wine of power, breadth and richness, with tremendous resonance and weight, all qualities typical of this south-facing site in Mosconi. Naturally, the 2010 needs time to fully come together, but today it is striking and impeccable in its balance. The rich, explosive finish makes it hard to resist a second taste. The 2010 spent one year in 100% new French oak barrels and a second year in cask. These are three beautiful Barolos from Conterno-Fantino, a small, family-run property that embodies the finest values of Piedmont's agrarian tradition. The 2010s were vinified in rotary fermenters, as they have been for years, although skin contact is a bit longer than in the past. All of the Barolos undergo malolactic fermentation and the first year of aging in 100% new French oak barrels. In the second year, the wines are aged partly or entirely in cask, which seems to be introducing a level of transparency and translucency these wines did not have when they were done entirely in French oak. The 2010s were bottled in May 2013, a little earlier than normal because of a desire to preserve as much fruit as possible and limit the amount the wines spend in steel. Conterno-Fantino has been making fabulous wines for many years, but the best is still to come. The attention to detail here, especially when it comes to farming, is second to none."
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"The richest and darkest of these wines, the 2010 Barolo Mosconi is laced with dark cherry, plum, chocolate, menthol, savory herb and clove nuances. The Mosconi is a wine of power, breadth and richness, with tremendous resonance and weight, all qualities typical of this south-facing site in Mosconi. Naturally, the 2010 needs time to fully come together, but today it is striking and impeccable in its balance. The rich, explosive finish makes it hard to resist a second taste. The 2010 spent one year in 100% new French oak barrels and a second year in cask. These are three beautiful Barolos from Conterno-Fantino, a small, family-run property that embodies the finest values of Piedmont's agrarian tradition. The 2010s were vinified in rotary fermenters, as they have been for years, although skin contact is a bit longer than in the past. All of the Barolos undergo malolactic fermentation and the first year of aging in 100% new French oak barrels. In the second year, the wines are aged partly or entirely in cask, which seems to be introducing a level of transparency and translucency these wines did not have when they were done entirely in French oak. The 2010s were bottled in May 2013, a little earlier than normal because of a desire to preserve as much fruit as possible and limit the amount the wines spend in steel. Conterno-Fantino has been making fabulous wines for many years, but the best is still to come. The attention to detail here, especially when it comes to farming, is second to none."
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Italy grows more indigenous grape varieties than any other country and produces wine in all 20 of its regions. From Piedmont's Nebbiolo to Tuscany's Sangiovese, its finest wines pair structure and bright acidity with a strong sense of place.
In Italy's northwest, Piedmont is home to Nebbiolo, the grape behind the powerful, perfumed and long-lived reds of Barolo and Barbaresco. Fog-shrouded hills and calcareous soils define its greatest wines.
The 'King of Wines,' a powerful, tannic and perfumed Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Langhe hills, celebrated for tar-and-roses aromatics and extraordinary aging potential.
Produces pale but powerfully tannic and perfumed reds with tar, rose and cherry notes. The grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, it is among the most age-worthy in the world.