# Monfortino Riserva (Giacomo Conterno)

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

- **Producer:** Giacomo Conterno
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo Riserva DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo
- **Cru / vineyard:** Francia
- **Production area:** Serralunga d'Alba
- **Vinification:** Extended fermentation with wild temperature swings, followed by six to eight years of ageing in 50-year-old Slavonian oak or newer Austrian Franz Stockinger casks; made only in the finest vintages, roughly seven years from harvest to release.
- **Serving temperature:** Serve at 18°C
- **Storage:** Built to age for many decades; store lying down, in the dark, at a constant temperature.
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-17



## Summary

First made after Giacomo Conterno returned from the First World War, Monfortino was one of the earliest Barolos built for serious ageing, named for the family's home village of Monforte d'Alba.

## Tasting notes

Leather, liquorice, incense and dried rose petal, with darker, more brooding fruit than Francia, imposing tannins and extraordinary length. Considered by many the greatest expression of Nebbiolo made anywhere.