2015 - Bussia
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 contact inside stainless steel vats.
VINIFICATION TIME: the must stays on contact with the skins for 20-30 days: during this time the alcoholic fermentation gets fully complete.
VINIFICATION TEMPERATURES: changeable, with highest peaks of 32 degrees centigrades.
CELLAR REFINING: The new wine is decanted several times before transfer to oak casks where it is aged and refined.
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The "Poderi Aldo Conterno" winery is situated in Bussia of Monforte d'Alba which is the heart of the Barolo wine area.
The estate, which vinifies exclusively its own grapes, consists of 25 hectares of vineyard.
Most of the soil, which is at an altitude of 350 - 400 m. above the sea level, is located South / South - West and is composed of clayey marls and limestone with layers of sand.
The yields per hectare are very low and the total production is about 80.000 bottles a year.
The harvest begins in mid September and done exclusively by hand with a very careful selection of the picked grapes.
Always following a strict family tradition, red wines are neither clarified nor filtered.