Aldo Conterno, Langhe Rosso, Piedmont, Italy, 2017

Overview of the Wine
The story of Poderi Aldo Conterno, one of the elite, historic Barolo producers, is a tale of great passion for winemaking that winds back across generations and crosses international borders. While the Langhe Rosso, Chardonnay “Bussiador”, Barbera d’Alba “Conca Tre Pile” and Nebbiolo “Favot” represent a nod to modern winemaking techniques, the Barolo wines remain firmly in the traditionalist camp, aged in large Slavonian-oak botte before bottling. Only indigenous yeasts and traditional fermenting techniques are used. These are clean, polished and ethereal wines of great elegance that are guaranteed to offer years of sublime drinking while being terrific collector’s items.

Over the past decade, the estate has worked hard to ensure their place among the pantheon of hallowed Barolo producers, decreasing production by well over 50% through extreme triage in the vineyards: their harvest teams threatened mutiny at first over bunches that would normally have been harvested but that Conterno knew would be better to cut early to favor optimal development in the remaining bunches. The results of this rigorous approach have already been noticed and highly praised by the international press. The wines are remarkably approachable, characterized by particularly sweet fruit in their youth, as well as spice and vanilla notes. These are clean, polished and ethereal wines of great elegance that are guaranteed to offer years of sublime drinking while being terrific collector’s items. lity.

Origin
Piedmont, Italy

Tasting Notes
Fragrant with light notes of flint, redcurrant, blackcurrant and dried violet petals. The fruit forward palate is balanced with complex layers of toasted spice ad velvety tannins.

90 Points - Ian Blackburn
Perhaps not what you expect - Cab and Merlot from Piedmont… but grown on the rock hillsides and blended by a master - this is fun wine that screams PIEDMONT and allows for immediate consumption.  Color 14.5, Aromas 23, Body 21, Overall Impression:  31.5 = 90 points!!   You can make a wine from grapes not found typically in the LANGE - but you can’t take LANGE out of the wine.. a very enjoyable wine from start to finish and great with anything off the grill this summer.  I love it with a slight chill - my summer red recommendation! 

Product size: 750ml