2021 Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Cannubi Germany An ideal porch pounder straight

An ideal porch pounder straight from the ice box

They named it “Convento”—a nod to the fact that their estate was a convent in the early 17th c

native to the region

the citrus fruit gives way

Baillot's interpretation is a real thing of beauty

2021 Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Cannubi Germany An ideal porch pounder straightRed currant, cherry, violets, orange peel, cinnamon, and new leather aromatic, lifted, and chiseled with bright acidity and fine tannins. Classic Cannubi elegance. 100% Nebbiolo from just half a hectare of 45 year old vines on Tortonian marl and sand, aged 36 months in large Slavonian oak casks. Roughly 300 cases produced. Organically farmed. Claudio's father bought this tiny Cannubi Boschis parcel in 1972 and the family has bottled it separately