Typically rich, structured and capable of very long ageing in bottle, Giacomo Conterno`s Cascina Francia is considered by many aficionados to be one of the world`s most profound red wines. This 1998 vintage seems to show a more delicate, perfumed side of the estate`s Barolos, with an almost Burgundian entry before the more classic Nebbiolo character of forest floor, tar and rose emerge.