Francia (Cascina Francia) Barolo MGA

Serralunga d'Alba · Barolo · Piedmont · Italy · Wine Auction Prices

Cascina Francia is the estate vineyard of Giacomo Conterno, acquired in 1978 from a local farming family and since transformed into one of the most celebrated addresses in Italian wine. Situated on Serralunga's central ridge at approximately 340 metres elevation on Helvetian limestone and compact sandstone soils, Francia is the source of Conterno's estate Barolo as well as the vineyard from which the Monfortino Riserva selection is drawn in exceptional years. Giacomo Conterno the elder planted the vineyard following purchase and the estate has been farmed by his son Roberto Conterno since the 1990s, who maintains the deeply traditional approach of extended maceration, no new oak, and ageing exclusively in large Slavonian casks. Francia Barolo — the non-Monfortino expression — is one of the finest-value wines in the Barolo appellation, offering genuine Serralunga complexity and structure at a price well below Monfortino.

Cascina Francia is the source vineyard for both Giacomo Conterno's estate Barolo and the Monfortino Riserva selection — making it the single most important piece of land in the Conterno portfolio and among the most consistently referenced terroirs in Italian fine wine.

The Monfortino Riserva, aged up to seven years in large Slavonian oak casks before release, is produced only in years Roberto Conterno judges exceptional — ensuring that Francia Barolo is always available even when Monfortino is declassified.

Francia Barolo has regularly been compared favourably by critics to wines costing three times as much, offering genuine Serralunga structure, complexity, and longevity at a price accessible to the broader collector market.

Roberto Conterno's approach represents the most uncompromising traditional Barolo philosophy: no new oak, extended maceration lasting up to 60 days in great years, and ageing timelines that prioritise complexity over early approachability.

$380

Avg Price / Bottle

600

Auction Lots

2012

Top Vintage

$120 – $2.2k

Price Range

In the Glass

Francia Barolo is the most complete expression of Serralunga at a non-Monfortino price point: tar, dried cherry, iron, and rose petal on the nose with a concentrated, firmly tannic palate that demands patience. The tannins are firm but not coarse — more structured than La Morra, more accessible than the steeliest Vigna Rionda — evolving over 15–20 years into a complex interplay of leather, tobacco, dried violet, and mineral depth that is the hallmark of Conterno's traditional approach.

Giacomo Conterno

Wine	Avg Price	Lots Sold
Giacomo Conterno FranciaMGA	$380	600

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