Barolo Granbussia Riserva Aldo Conterno 1997

Barolo Granbussia Riserva Aldo Conterno 1997

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Barolo Granbussia Riserva Aldo Conterno 1997
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Aldo Conterno Barolo Granbussia Riserva 1997 is a full-bodied, single-vineyard Nebbiolo red wine from the Barolo appellation of Piedmont, northern Italy. In 1969, Aldo Conterno broke away from the family business to establish his own winery in Bussia, Monforte d’Alba. Aldo’s three sons Stefano, Franco and Giacomo now run the winery and continue to produce some of the region’s finest wines from their 25-hectares of prime vineyards. Granbussia is seen as the ultimate expression of the estate as it is produced by blending grapes from the oldest and most expressive parcels from the Romirasco, Cicala and Colonnello vineyards. Only produced in exceptional vintages, it remains in the cellar for at least nine years before release. "Deepish ruby. Autumn undergrowth. Rich and round and flattering. Still with quite a bit of acidity . Transparent. Certainly no hint of oak! Dry, palate scrub finish. Smoky bonfire nose. Bone dry, Côte Rôtie silkiness." Jancis Robinson MW, 2012
92 Robert Parker
Granbussia, the Barolo Riserva of the house, is made principally from the grapes of the Romirasco vineyard, the estate’s highest, and the altitude was obviously of real assistance in the unusually hot year of 1997. The 1997 Barolo Riserva Granbussia, quite fresh for the vintage, features a sweet, ripe, floral and tarry nose, fine cherry and plum fruit on the rich and full-bodied palate along with minerals, herbs, licorice, and asphalt. Though always a long-lived wine, it generally comes around earlier than Vigna Cicala, and I would choose to drink the wine between 2005 and 2020.

Importer: Vias Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 629-0200 — Daniel Thomases, 31st October 2003
17 Jancis Robinson
Deepish ruby. Autumn undergrowth. Rich and round and flattering. Still with quite a bit of acidity . Transparent. Certainly no hint of oak! Dry, palate scrub finish. Smoky bonfire nose. Bone dry, Côte Rôtie silkiness. (JR) — Jancis Robinson, 4th March 2011

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