The attention to detail is unlike any other winery visit in this Monforte d’alba Cantina.
A pleasure to taste 2014 Monfortino from Barrel with Roberto Conterno. The 2014 is the most exciting vintage for Roberto and also the last vintage before he begins his new production of a historic plot in Arione which he decided has the potential to be part of the Monfortino cuvee.
The Monfortino selection begins in the vineyards of Francia in Serralunga. The grapes need to have the characteristic chewy mouthfeel and potential to withstand longterm aging to be selected for that specific barrel.
With the arrival of the southwest facing vineyard of Arione in 2015
Conterno will start to produce a Barolo bottling exclusively from that vineyard which will be exciting to see.
Grazie 
