# Francia (Giacomo Conterno)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Giacomo Conterno](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giacomo-conterno.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giacomo-conterno-francia).

- **Producer:** Giacomo Conterno
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Francia
- **Production area:** Serralunga d'Alba
- **Vinification:** Long fermentation and maceration in wood, never stainless steel, followed by around four years of ageing in large Slavonian oak botti before bottling.
- **Serving temperature:** Serve at 18°C
- **Storage:** Ages for decades; store lying down, in the dark, at a constant temperature.
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17



## Summary

Francia (known as Cascina Francia until a 2010 labelling law change) has been the Conterno family's home vineyard since Giovanni Conterno purchased it in 1974, and produces both the estate's standard Barolo and its treasured Barbera.

## Tasting notes

Intensely aromatic and layered, with rose petal, tar, liquorice, spice, pomegranate, iron and rich red fruit — the benchmark against which other Barolo is measured.