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From Monforte d'Alba, this wine, formerly called Bussia Soprana, blends across three vineyards. Three years in Slavonian oak are followed by twelve months in bottle before release. Ruby with garnet undertones, Barolo Soprana shows classic floral aromas that intertwine with tobacco, earth, and licorice, leading into a full-bodied palate of red berries, dried flowers, and sweet spice. Velvety tannins, palate-piquing acidity and a pleasurable mouth-feel all work in concert to make this Barolo one that could only come from Aldo Conterno.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piemonte
- Subregion/Appellation: Barolo
Aldo Conterno is known as the "King of Barolo" in Italy. Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Monforte d'Alba on the prized Bussia Soprano vineyard, in the heart of the Barolo region. The Conterno family has been producing and aging the great Piemontese wines for more than five generations. Aldo left his legendary brother at his father's cellar (the Giacomo Conterno estate) in 1969 to pursue his own winemaking interests and reputation, creating the wines of Poderi Aldo Conterno in the "Favot" cellar. The estate exclusively vinifies its own 25 hectacres of grapes.
The Conterno brothers parted ways back in the late sixties to create their own styles of Barolo, Giovanni producing the more traditional style of the two. However, Aldo's wines are not considered modern; he still refuses to age them in small barriques. The wines are more fruit driven than the earthy wines of the Giacomo Conterno estate across town in Monforte. Aldo Conterno�s corporate policy of producing only the highest quality wines while mixing tradition with innovation falls directly in line with the aspirations of IWM. We offer only the highest quality wines to our clients.
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