GIACOMO CONTERNO BAROLO CASCINA FRANCIA 1999 Stock: 93767 Years from now, many will regret not having stocked up on the great 1999 Barolos. Conterno has probably produced some of his best wines ever (Monfortino may be a repeat of 1971 and 1978) and the 1999 Cascina Francia is a stunner. "Dark lively red. The exceptional and outrageously decadent 1999 exemplifies the very best qualities of traditional Barolo. A wine of great length and persistence, it offers a multidimensional nose of sweet fruit, minerals and tar and a dense, layered personality bursting with flavors of dark ripe fruit, tar, roses and mint. Of these first four wines, the 1999 is clearly in a league of its own. 94 points Antonio Galloni /drink after 2009, tasted 05/05 n/a