There are few wines in Italy with the stature of Giacomo Conterno’s Monfortino. First produced more than a century ago, it remains one of the great monuments of traditional Barolo: Nebbiolo selected only in exceptional years, given an extended maceration and years of patient aging in enormous Slavonian oak casks. For the 2005 vintage, the fruit came from Conterno’s celebrated Cascina Francia vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba, where the combination of Nebbiolo and Serralunga’s powerful terroir produces wines of extraordinary structure and longevity.

The 2005 Monfortino is particularly fascinating because it emerged from a cooler, less heralded vintage rather than one of Piedmont’s obvious blockbuster years. Yet the wine has developed into classic Monfortino. Dark cherry and plum meet rose petal, mint, licorice, tar, tobacco, and earthy complexity. The palate is deep and intensely structured, with formidable Nebbiolo tannins balanced by remarkable freshness and purity. Antonio Galloni has repeatedly rated the 2005 at 97 points, describing its fruit as exceptionally pure and precise and noting that the wine still had decades of evolution ahead.

More than twenty years after harvest, the 2005 is only beginning to reveal the complexity that makes mature Monfortino so coveted. This is not Barolo built around immediate generosity. It is a wine built slowly, uncompromisingly, and with the expectation that its evolution will be measured in decades. For collectors of Piedmont, Monfortino is one of the essential reference points, and the 2005 offers the rare opportunity to experience it as it begins its transition from youthful power toward maturity.

Provenance Guarantee

This wine comes with an unimpeachable provenance:

• Purchased Ex Chateau En Primeur in 2017
• Stored at Dartess in Bordeaux
• Transferred to London City Bond in February 2020
• Kept in original packaging, undisturbed case

Impeccable Provenance

These wines were acquired through an approved négociant. Upon release from the châteaux between June 2018 and March 2019, they were stored at Dartess in Bordeaux before being transferred to London City Bond in February 2020. Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a piece of Bordeaux history. With limited quantities available, these wines represent the perfect gift for the discerning oenophile or a treasured addition to any cellar.