- Molino’s crown jewel and the single most important cru to the winery
- Nebbiolo from a .3ha parcel of Conca, a small amphitheater-shaped vineyard on the south side of the Molino property
- Vines are planted with south/south-east exposure in calcareous clay soils
- Maceration for 10 days and fermentation in stainless steel for 20 days
- Aged 24 months in lightly toasted and untoasted Allier French oak barriques (10% new)
- First produced in 1982
- 3,000 bottles produced each year
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barolo
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-MMO-22-21 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-01-30
"This is the pearl in this precious collection of new releases from Mauro Molino. With only 3,066 bottles created, the 2021 Barolo Conca comes from a hillside site in panoramic La Morra with southern exposures. The oak is prominent here (with malolactic fermentation and maturation in barrique), but the Conca fruit has the natural structure and texture to hold an elegant and focused composure throughout. Indeed, I'd say that the wine's intense sharpness is its prettiest attribute. However, I do recommend that you set it aside for more bottle aging."
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93-96
Date
2024-05-15
"Tasted as a barrel sample and more orange-tinged in color, the 2021 Barolo Conca is compact and concentrated with notes of rosemary and red cherry licorice. It has wonderful structure and purity, and it's mouthwatering and mineral in texture, but it displays great tension and is going to need a few years in bottle for sure."
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2025-01-07
"The 2021 Barolo Conca emerges from one of the better-known sites in La Morra. Sweet red cherry, orange peel, mint, cinnamon and sweet spice give this mid-weight Barolo lovely aromatic charm. I would give this a year or two in bottle, as the tannins are a bit firm today. There's lovely mid-palate pliancy waiting to emerge."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
97
Date
2024-05-15
"Medium youthful ruby in hue, the 2020 Barolo Conca is showing off in this sunny vintage, with notes of crushed strawberries, sweet cedar, incense, and fresh lavender. Noble and long, this elegant and medium-bodied Barolo offers up wonderful length and a haunting finish revealing notes of orange peel and rocky earth. It's a lovely wine with a hint of warmth on the finish, although it's still weightless. Drink 2026-2046."
2020
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2024-09-11
"Perfumed and elegant, this red features cherry, raspberry, rose and mineral flavors that show a hint of underbrush. Balanced and open, with an accent of oak spice on the lingering aftertaste. Best from 2028 through 2045. —B.S."
2020
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2024-05-30
"This shows a spicy nose of ground cloves, licorice, cedar, cherries and wild strawberries with hints of dried sage and crushed stones. It's framed with firm and lightly chewy tannins, but the mid-palate is juicy and vibrant. Medium-bodied. Textural and smooth at the end. Try after 2026."
2020
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2024-01-04
"The 2020 Barolo Conca is a pretty rich, full-bodied wine for La Morra, but it's a style that works. Cinnamon, cloves, rose petal, mocha and sweet French oak weave through a core of intense, red-toned fruit. Plush, silky contours wrap it all together nicely. The Conca is the most immediate of the four crus in the range. As such, it will drink well with minimal cellaring."
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2024-04-04
"The Mauro Molino 2020 Barolo Conca has loads of spice and is oak-driven throughout. In terms of fruit, you get a bit of grenadine and red berry, but the mouthfeel is kicked up with spice, oak and toasted aniseed. Even the tannins are oak driven. This is a limited 3,040-bottle release. Give it a few more years of bottle age."
2020
Decanter
Score
91
Date
2024-05-21
"Nose dominated by graphite notes from the wood, with sweet violet, leather, cherry kernel and a beautiful savouriness. On the palate, a modernist styling shows chalky tannins and a toasty taste accompanied by refreshing acidity, then a persistent tobacco finish. Needs a little more time to come together."
2020
Jancis Robinson
Score
17
Date
2024-09-05
"La Morra. Palish ruby. A beguiling nose of minerally stony notes mingling with raspberry and oak. On the palate raspberry laced with oak. Lots of grainy tannins that need to settle. Long, aromatic oak-and-red-fruit finish. Skilfully done."
2019
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
98
Date
2023-05-04
2019
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2023-03-23
2019
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-07-28
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94+
Date
2023-08-24
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2023-09-13
2019
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2023-01-10
2019
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2023-01-13
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-08-11
2018
WinesCritic.com
Score
93
Date
2022-02-09
2018
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2022-10-03
2018
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2023-02-27
2018
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2022-02-04
2017
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2021-04-06
2017
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
95
Date
2021-05-30
2017
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2021-12-22
2017
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2021-02-14
2017
Tom Hyland
Score
90
Date
2021-04-20