Aldo Conterno, Barolo Bussia Riserva, 1988 CS20230815 but time—capturing the unique conditions

but time—capturing the unique conditions of a single growing season in the Champagne region's ever-changing climate

Spicy (though there's no real heat from the chilis)

or for California drinkers craving restraint over ripeness

so the texture comes from the vineyard and the vessel

perched high in the hills of Radda in Chianti

Aldo Conterno, Barolo Bussia Riserva, 1988 CS20230815 but time—capturing the unique conditionsA nearly forty year old Barolo out of a private cellar, fully mature and ready to pour. Aldo Conterno left the family estate in the late 1960s and built his own domaine on the Bussia slopes of Monforte d'Alba, where clay marl and calcareous soils at 320 to 450 meters give Nebbiolo the cru's signature combination of perfume and grip; the wines got long macerations and years in large Slavonian botti before release, which is what has carried this bottle.