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Previously called Barolo Bussia, and now just called “Barolo,” even the basic Barolos of Aldo Conterno have garnered a reputation for being generous, open, even genial bottles of wine. Crafted from grapes grown on twenty-year-old vines, this “basic” Barolo is anything but simple. It has a warm, expressive, welcoming nose that ushers you towards a fresh palate laden with fruit, dusted with spices and held in a harmonious, graceful body. There’s not much here that isn’t splendid, which is pretty much what you expect from Aldo Conterno.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piemonte
- Subregion/Appellation: Barolo
Aldo Conterno is known as the “King of Barolo” in Italy. His Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Monforte d'Alba on the prized Bussia Soprano vineyard in the heart of the Barolo region, where 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 to create the wines of Poderi Aldo Conterno in the "Favot" cellar. While Giovanni produces the more traditional style of the two Conterno brothers, Aldo's wines are not considered modern. Aldo Conterno’s policy of producing only the highest quality wines while mixing tradition with innovation helps him make sterling Barolos that connoisseurs and critics alike love unabashedly.
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