Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala 1.5L Adarmando mint and light red cherries

mint and light red cherries

showing none of the roughness or etched quality that you can sometimes get with an Etna red

Vibrantly crisp citron and white peach add to a nose of fragrant wild herbs and lemon biscuits

Deep purple red colour

so the freshness is shown first and foremost

Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala 1.5L Adarmando mint and light red cherriesFrom the Cicala Cru in Bussia, this is one of three Cru Barolo that is made at Poderi Aldo Conterno. This is completely traditional winemaking long skin contact during fermentation (30 days), ageing in Slavonian oak 'botti' (large cask) for 28 months. Vine age is roughly 45 50 years old, and are re planted from time to time. This is always a well balanced and refined Barolo, with great ageing potential. This magnum will age incredibly well. Details