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Beautifully mature, the ’74 Barolo Cicala Granbussia revels in its tertiary notes, ethereal mouthfeel, and elegant refinement. Black tea, licorice, stewed plums, espresso beans, white truffles, and roasted game surround the wine’s dark cherries, iron flakes, and rose petals. Fully resolved tannins and lingering acidity support this Barolo’s mesmerizing mouthfeel; time in the glass allows this wine to open up and reveal its subtle, nuanced, and sneaky power. While Aldo Conterno sourced its 1970 debut Granbussia bottling from both the Colonnello and Cicala vineyards, in 1974, Conterno chose to bottle the two vineyards separately to craft a pair of complementary wines.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piemonte
• Subregion/Classification:Barolo
• Commune/Village: Monforte d'Alba

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.