Giacomo Contermo is one of the most famous wineries in Italy, the very soul of Barolo.

Founded by Giacomo Conterno in the 1920s, it is a family estate of 23 hectares. Today, the vines are grown organically with very demanding work in the vineyard, and fermentations are carried out only with indigenous yeasts. The maturation is long, very long, for nearly 4 years and up to 6 years for the Monfortino cuvée, and is done in old tuns of 4000 to 5000 liters so as not to mark the wines. The wines are made for ageing, often for more than 30 years. Monfortino is a mythical wine, a monument that deserves to be waited at least 10 to 15 years before being tasted.

Giacomo's son, Giovanni, took over in the 1960s and brought the wines to the very high level of quality they have today. In 1974, he acquired the Cascina Francia vineyard, now known only as Francia. His son Roberto was born in 1968: he joined the estate at the age of 20 and is now at the head of it.

All the grapes now come from the estate, which has expanded with the acquisition in 2007 of a plot in the Cerretta cru, then in 2015 of a vineyard in the Arione cru.