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Poderi Aldo Conterno

Poderi Aldo Conterno

Poderi Aldo Conterno is a family estate in the Bussia area of Monforte d'Alba. Aldo Conterno bought the Favot farm and founded the winery in 1969, after the family's earlier work at its farm in Monforte (a first Barolo reserve was bottled in 1920); today his sons Franco, Stefano and Giacomo run it. The estate has 25 hectares of vineyard at 350 to 400 metres, mostly facing south and south-west on clayey marls and limestone with layers of sand, and bottles about 90,000 a year from its own grapes only. Three Bussia crus anchor the range: Romirasco, Cicala and Colonnello, each bottled alone and blended into the Granbussia Barolo Riserva. Beside them sit a Barolo Bussia, Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera d'Alba, a red blend and a barrel-fermented Chardonnay. Harvest is by hand from mid-September, and the reds are neither clarified nor filtered. Monforte d'Alba is one of the communes of the Barolo zone.

At a glance

Region
Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Località Bussia 48, 12065 Monforte d'Alba (CN)
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
9
Website
https://www.poderialdoconterno.com/

Visits & tastings

The estate does not advertise visits, so contact it directly to ask. The cellar sits in Bussia, in the Barolo hills near Monforte d'Alba.

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Wines from Poderi Aldo Conterno

  • Barolo Bussia: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo (Michet and Lampia varieties), Red. Barolo from several Bussia vineyards, hand-picked and macerated on the skins for 20 to 30 days before ageing in oak casks.
  • Bussiador: Langhe DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. Barrel-fermented Chardonnay from Bussia vineyards, with good structure and body, made to age.
  • Cicala: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo (Michet and Lampia varieties), Red. Single-vineyard Barolo from the Cicala cru in Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, picked by hand and kept on the skins for 30 days before ageing in oak casks.
  • Colonnello: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo (Michet and Lampia varieties), Red. Single-vineyard Barolo from the Colonnello cru in Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, picked by hand and kept on the skins for 30 days before ageing in oak casks.
  • Conca Tre Pile: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera d'Alba from the Conca Tre Pile hillside in Bussia Soprana, from vines up to 45 years old, aged a few months in oak.
  • Granbussia: Barolo DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo (Michet and Lampia varieties), Red. Barolo Riserva blended from the oldest vines of the Romirasco, Cicala and Colonnello crus, kept at least 10 years in the cellar before release and made only in the best vintages.
  • Il Favot: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo (Michet and Lampia varieties), Red. Langhe Nebbiolo from younger Bussia vines, with short skin contact (6 to 8 days) that gives a well-coloured wine of marked softness, according to the producer.
  • Quartetto: Langhe DOC Rosso, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Red. Langhe Rosso blending Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Syrah from Bussia vineyards, with 8 to 10 days on the skins and a few months in oak.
  • Romirasco: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo (Michet and Lampia varieties), Red. Single-vineyard Barolo from the Romirasco cru in Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, picked by hand and kept on the skins for 30 days before ageing in oak casks.