Azienda Agricola Conterno Fantino, Barolo, Castelletto Pressenda 2016
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
In Stock
- Vintage2016
- ColourRed
- ProducerAzienda Agricola Conterno Fantino
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- Sub RegionBarolo
- DesignationDOCG
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV14.5
- LWIN16362112016
- Avg. Critic Score4.3★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
The Conterno Fantino 2016 Barolo Castelletto Vigna Pressenda (with 6,500 bottles produced) draws its fruit from a 1.2-hectare site in Monforte d'Alba with silty soils mixed with sand and clay. It opens to bright cherry and dried raspberry that set the tone for the abundant primary fruit that defines the bouquet. Those red berry flavors cede to cola, spice, mint and rosemary essence. There is an almost exotic quality here spurred forward by pressed blue flower and church incense. However, the big takeaway here is the sheer energy and resonance of this classic Barolo.
- Drinking Window: 2024 - 2045
- Reviewer Name: Monica Larner
- Review Date: July 2020
The 2016 Barolo Castelletto Vigna Pressenda is bright, punchy and super expressive, with striking floral and mineral top notes that lend energy and brilliance to this mid-weight Barolo. The purity of the flavors is just striking. Medium in body, gracious and nuanced, the Castelletto has so much to offer. This is a super-classic wine that shows significant tension and austerity; I would give it a few years to soften.
- Drinking Window: 2021 - 2031
- Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
- Review Date: February 2020