Hubert Lignier, Clos Roche Vintage:2020 Would you believe I had

Would you believe I had a chance to buy a large parcel of Giovanni Conternos 1996 Barolo Riserva Monfortino when it was first released

5 hectares of the 20-hectare single vineyard

with pot-pourri

focused and intensely mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence controlled power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in an explosive and palate saturating finish of genuinely stunning length

First produced in 1982

Hubert Lignier, Clos Roche Vintage:2020 Would you believe I had(from a . 90 ha parcel of 35 to 45 year old vines . 72 ha located in Monts Luisants and . 28 in Fremires; 25% whole cluster). A whiff of volatile acidity does not really materially diminish the appeal of the earthy and markedly sauvage inflected aromas of both red and dark pinot fruit that display a top note of various floral elements. There is excellent volume and mid palate density to the broad shouldered flavors that deliver fine length despite the