Aldo Conterno’s 2004 Barolo is simply beautiful. A medium red, it presents a feminine expression of Nebbiolo in its perfumed, spiced red raspberries and cherries. This is a soft, accessible Barolo ideal for near and mid-term drinking that fully captures the essence of this great vintage. Beginning with the 2004 vintage, this wine includes fruit from 15-year-old vines in Colonnello, a vineyard with sandier soils that lies on the border with Barolo. In the past this fruit was used for the Langhe Favot but now it makes up about 30% of the blend for the Barolo. As a result this bottling now carries the Barolo designation rather than the Barolo Bussia name which was used for previous vintages. 91 Points Wine Advocate # 174, Antonio Galloni

Aldo Conterno’s family have been producing the great wines of Piedmont for more than five generations. Their winery is situated in Bussia at Monforte d’Alba and is devoted to the vinification of grapes coming exclusively from their vineyards in the neighboring hills of Alba, which are in the heart of the production zone of Barolo. Eighty percent of the vineyards are exposed south-southwestwards and lay at an altitude of 480m above sea level. The soil is mainly composed of layers of brownish – grey sand of medium density alternated with calcerous white and blueish marl. Conscious work in the vineyard, controlled must fermentation, and traditional systems of ageing combine to produce great wines of fine quality.