Aldo Conterno Barolo 'Cicala' 2006

Producer: Aldo Conterno
Grape: Nebbiolo
Pron: ‘bar-rolo’
Region: Langhe, Piemonte
Zone: DOC of Barolo

The must stays on contact with the skins for 15 days: during this time the alcoholic vinification usually gets fully complete, and the wine is then drawn off.

The new wine remains inside stainless steel vats for 3 to 5 months, and it undergoes several decantings before being put into big Slavonian oak barrels, where it is left ageing for 28 to 30 months, then, it will be bottled.

The vineyard “Cicala” [meaning: balm-cricket] is about 40-45 years old and its vines are replanted from time to time. The main variety of Nebbiolo is Lampia and its rootstock is Rupestris du Lot.