1964 Barolo, 1964 Red Wine
Giuseppe Contratto
*** Clearance Offer - Damaged Label | Was £159 | Now £99 ***
Offer ends 31st July
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 13%
Price:
£99.00
Out of stock
Description
Contratto dates back to 1867 when Giuseppe Contratto moved to the town of Canelli in Piemonte and started building his winery. Today Contratto is primarily a sparkling wine producer, with a wide range of cuvées. Now a fully mature wine, this 1964 Barolo reveals notes of tar, liquorice and dried flowers, all complemented by smooth, rounded tannins and lasting acidity.
Barolo is known as the 'king of wines' and is made from the Nebbiolo grape. Heady aromas of rose, leather, vanilla, cherry, pepper, cranberry, strawberry. Fruits are perfectly knitted with the tannins and acidity. It's a powerful wine but remarkably subtle. Don't underestimate it and certainly serve it with food to show at it's best. Nebbiolo has naturally high tannins and acidity, so it will take on full-flavoured, rich foods no problem at all.
Condition
Damaged Label, vintage legible - photo is example, not actual bottle