Barolo BUSSIA CICALA 2011 Aldo Conterno Magnum

Species of vine: Nebbiolo, Michet and Lampia varieties.

Vineyard: “Cicala” vineyard, in Bussia (Monforte d’Alba).

Harvest: manual, with grapes selection in the vineyard.

Time of harvest: mid-October.

Vinification: red, with skin soaking inside stainless steel vats. The must stays on contact with the skins for 30 days: during this time the alcoholic VINIFICATION gets fully complete, and the wine is then drawn off.

Cellar refining: The new wine is racked several times before transfer to large Slavonia oak casks where it is aged and refined for 28 months.

Notes: 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.