strict traditionalist fashion. In 2008 Roberto Conterno purchased a vineyard in Serralunga’s Cerretta, from which wine was produced beginning with the 2008 vintage. In 2015 Roberto bought from Cantina Gigi Rosso the prized nine-hectare Arione vineyard, next to Cascina Francia. The new vineyard includes just over 3.5 ha Nebbiolo da Barolo, just over 1ha Nebbiolo d’Alba and just over 1ha Barbera d’Alba. Production While the Barolo riserva Monfortino is only produced in exceptional years, the Barolo Cascina Francia is not made every year either, exemplified by the difficult 2002 vintage of rain and hail, which allowed only for a small amount of grapes acceptable to make Monfortino, but not Cascina Francia, the first time that a riserva was produced but no normale. The Nebbiolo and Barbera grapes come from the vineyard Cascina Francia in Serralunga d'Alba, entirely owned by the Giacomo Conterno estate. From the 2009 vintage wines are forthcoming from the newly acquired Cerretta vineyard holding with 2 ha of Nebbiolo and 1 ha of Barbera, with the Nebbiolo classified as Langhe Nebbiolo. The wines are to be vinified in the same traditional manner as the Cascina Francia wines. Barbera d’Alba DOC Cascina Francia Aged 2 years in botti (traditional large casks). The production is . Barolo DOCG Cascina Francia Not made in less than satisfactory vintages, the wine macerates on its skins for 3–4 weeks at controlled temperatures below 30 °C and is aged 4 years in botti. The production is ca. . Barolo riserva DOCG Monfortino Made only in exceptional vintages, the wine macerates on its skins for up to five weeks with no temperature control regardless of how high the fermentation temperatures may go, and is aged 7 years in botti. Baudains, Richard, Decanter.com (May 23, 2006). The production is ca. . References Giacomo Conterno fact sheet Rare Wine Co. Footnotes External links Giacomo Conterno official site Wineries of Italy