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Viinin Kuvailu
The Story
SPECIES OF VINE: Nebbiolo, Michet and Lampia varieties.
VINEYARD: different vineyards, in Bussia Bussia (Monforte d'Alba).
HARVEST: manual, with grapes selection in the vineyard.
TIME OF HARVEST: mid-October.
VINIFICATION: red, with skin soaking inside stainless steel vats.
VINIFICATION TIME: the must stays on contact with the skins for 25-30 days: during this time the alcoholic VINIFICATION gets fully complete, and the wine is then drawn...
Wine Information
The farmhouse Poderi Aldo Conterno is situated in Bussia, in the village Monforte d’Alba, which is the very heart of the typical area of Barolo wine. At present, the farm, which vinifies exclusively its own grapes, consists of about 25 hectares of vineyard.
What Poderi Aldo Conterno wants to offer is simply the interpretation of a ground through its deep rooted beliefs, by trying to mediate and to mix tradition with innovation, according t...
Vuosikerta 1985
Italy Vintage Report by Tb: 1985 more than made up for the weak year that preceded it. An extremely cold winter ensured the vines went into complete hibernation, until a warm, dry spring woke them up, well-rested, giving them the energy they would need for the varied summer weather. The dry autumn paved the way for the harvest of one of the best vintages of the decade, both in Piedmont and Tuscany. Although little cultivated, 1985 was an excep...