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2001 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sori Ginestra

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Year: 2001 Appellation: Piedmont Country: Italy Wine Spectator: 99 and Collectibles Designation. Wine Advocate: 95 xxxx	$189.99
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The estate’s Barolo Sori Ginestra is the wine it is most famous for and the 2001 has been full of promise since I first tasted it from barrel in March 2004. The darkest of the three wines, it displays a classic Ginestra nose of menthol, pine, underbrush, spices and minerals. This superbly balanced and refined Barolo offers intense dark cherry fruit, with tremendous substance and persistence. Notes of tar and menthol become more pronounced as the wine sits in the glass. It is perhaps even more impressive than it was when I last tasted it a year ago. A great effort. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2021. Wine Advocate 95

Pure crushed berries and plums, with just a hint of wood and fresh mushroom. Full-bodied and compacted, with loads of rich fruit and big, velvety tannins. Gorgeous wine. Huge concentration, yet balanced. Greatest wine ever from here and the wine of the vintage. Best after 2009. 1,370 cases made. 99 points and Collectibles Designation. #25 in 2005 Top 100.