ALDO CONTERNO LANGHE QUARTETTO 2021 Country:Italy - Piedmont wild berries

wild berries

hand-harvesting fruit that is then vinified with careful attention to the grape's naturally vigorous tannins

The result opens with ripe strawberry and wild cherry

The blend runs 81% Cabernet Sauvignon with 15% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot

planted on clay-limestone soils that shift in character from the higher

ALDO CONTERNO LANGHE QUARTETTO 2021 Country:Italy - Piedmont wild berriesA short maceration of 810 days in stainless steel at 2426C keeps this Langhe blend fresh and approachable, letting the four variety fruit speak clearly without extracting heavy tannin. The grapes Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Syrah come from Bussia, Aldo Conterno's cru site in Monforte d'Alba, where calcareous clay marl soils on south facing slopes at 250400 meters deliver both structure and minerality. Oak aging follows the initial tank