Giacomo Conterno, Barolo, Monfortino Stravecchio Riserva

Rare Monfortino Wine Dinner (New York Vintners, NYC) : At 3:45pm: Maderized. May show something with some air. At 10:15pm: Oxidized, but like a Madeira. It is sweet and nutty. Kind of appealing with the soft goat cheese.

The Great Barolo Tasting (Taberna) : Still impressive. However, served alongside a flight of Monfortino from the 1940s, this really stood out as being almost completely different. For one thing, while the younger wines all sported faded amber hues that were as much reminiscent of old white wines as old reds, this still had a healthy brick-red tone to it. The nose seemed less oxidative too. Thus, while the cherry, plum or berry fruit had similar faded away, and the …