Aldo Conterno - Barolo Bussia 2017

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Price: $84.99

In Half Case: $80.74

In Mixed Case: $76.49

Producer	Aldo Conterno
Country	Italy
Varietal	Nebbiolo
Vintage	2017
Sku	105878
Size	750ml

Wine Spectator: 93 Points

A chameleonlike red, with hallmark aromas and flavors of tomato sauce, cherry, macerated plum, iron and wet hay. The ripe fruit gets sweeter in this red as it builds to the vice grip of tannins on the finish, with the sweet fruit returning in the end. Best from 2025 through 2042. 1,500 cases made, 300 cases imported.

Wine Advocate: 92 Points

The Poderi Aldo Conterno 2017 Barolo Bussia shows a dark but busy quality of fruit that speaks more to the power of this hot vintage than it does the nuanced side of Nebbiolo. In this respect, the wine is quite typical of the 2017 growing season. It takes a while before the wine finds focus in the glass, but it does slowly come together to reveal broad layers of dark cherry, cassis and plum. There is some tannic tightness that leads to sour berry. A bit awkward at this young stage, it needs a few more years of cellar age to flesh out and reach balance.

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