Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2004 EARTH the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon leaps

the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon leaps from the glass with gorgeous floral notes of red roses and lilacs over a core of black and red cherries

and cherries frame a vibrant

the 2017 is so expressive and so inviting today

Slightly closed at the moment

Medium-bodied with fine tannins

Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Cascina Francia 2004 EARTH the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon leaps98 points Vinous The 2004 Barolo Cascina Francia boasts staggering depth and explosive intensity from the very first taste. One of the most brooding, backward 2004s, the Cascina Francia is one of the only wines in this vintage that I am slightly disappointed to have opened, as it is so intensely backward. Hints of sage, tobacco, menthol, rose petal and graphite open up in the glass, recalling just how mesmerizing the 2004 was in cask. At once silky,