Barolo Bussia 'Colonnello' Aldo Conterno 2017

Aldo Conterno's Barolo Bussia "Colonnello" is a wine with a rigorous, elegant style, just like the great winery that produces it, one of the cornerstones of the Langhe.

The cru that gives this incredible wine is precisely the Colonello vineyard located in Bussia, a locality near Monforte d'Alba. A hill with a beautiful southwest exposure, with clay and limestone soils rich in calcium carbonate and iron. In this microcosm created over the years, the Nebbiolo grape, Barolo's noble grape, expresses spicier accents combined with more classic elements.

Manual harvesting selects the best bunches that will be brought to the splendid estate winery, as if to give sacrifice for the splendid gift received from the earth. Here the must will stay on the skins for 30 days until it fully undergoes alcoholic fermentation and is then drawn off. Barolo Bussia "Colonnello" undergoes several racking and then is placed to age in large Slavonian oak barrels for 28 months.

When presented to the eyes of those who want to discover it, Barolo Bussia "Colonnello" has a beautiful garnet color. On the nose, aromas of plums, red fruit compote, powder, cinchona, tobacco, licorice and balsamic herbs rise up. On the palate the juiciness and agility of this wine explode in a prolonged persistence, robust, with ehanced tannins and a spicy finish. A wine heritage of the territory!