The Story
Poderi Aldo Conterno is a well-regarded and much soughter-after Piedmont producer known for its wines from Monforte d'Alba. Aldo Conterno, who died in 2012, was regarded by many as the greatest of all Barolo winemakers. The vineyard holdings total around 25 hectares (62 acres) and are mostly situated on south-and southwest-facing slopes with chalky-clay soils. Aldo Conterno has been labelled a Barolo modernist, and this was often stated in com...
Vintage 1973
The 1973 wine vintage in Italy was a highly challenging, poor, and mediocre year across most of the country, closely mirroring the wet and difficult weather patterns that affected much of continental Europe. Persistent summer rains and an unseasonably cold, gloomy autumn blanketed primary regions like Piedmont and Tuscany, preventing grapes from achieving proper sugar concentration or phenolic maturity, which resulted in thin, waterlogged juic...
