Faugeres Vintage:2003 short and mildly warm bitter

short and mildly warm bitter pit fruit-inflected finale

Although not likely to be a long-term ager by Giacosa standards

The 2014 Barolo Conteisa is an impressive wine that defies the odds of the vintage

This is a deceptive wine as it appears unduly easy yet it’s not simple and possesses sufficient buried structure to permit this to improve for 5 years and last for 10 to 12

Moderate reduction renders the nose unreadable today

Faugeres Vintage:2003 short and mildly warm bitterDrinking perfectly today, the wine offers all its soft, round textured charms with layers of licorice, coffee bean, black cherries, earth, anise and spice. There is no need to age this wine any longer.