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"Poderi Aldo Conterno is one of the most impressive wine estates in all of Italy—perhaps in the world. From its great vineyards in Barolo, the winery makes some of the most exquisite red wines on the planet."
-James Suckling
Dear Artisans,
Wines from the late legend, Aldo Conterno, remain in breathtakingly beautiful style and our favorites of Piedmont. Aldo's wines are revered and considered the best benchmark of the hybrid traditional/modern style.
This offer contains Aldo Conterno's unreal value, Il Favot, made from declassified Barolo vines. This is a 'second' wine of the estate that's better than most others' 'first' by a lot.
“Typically, Barolo producers use the ‘Langhe Nebbiolo’ designation to present an easier drinking, less expensive introduction to Nebbiolo from their terroir. But some of these wines, headlined by “Il Favot,” have become showpieces unto themselves.”
David Lynch, Sommelier & Editorial Director
In addition, we have a small allocation of the famed "Bussia" single vineyard Barolo.
More about Poderi Aldo Conterno:
The story of Poderi Aldo Conterno is a tale of great passion for winemaking that winds back through the generations and crosses international borders. It starts in the 19th century, when the forefathers of Aldo Conterno emigrated to Argentina. After only a few years they went back to Italy to the small family farm and winery in Monforte d’Alba where they returned to producing the local wine. With their return, the Conterno family increased the production of wine, to be sold in casks not only in Piedmont and Liguria but as far away as the Americas, thanks to a relative who had stayed out in Argentina. At this time, the Conternos felt the need to create a superior Barolo, to be produced exclusively in the best vintages, which saw long vinification periods and was extremely ageworthy. In the 1920s, the first Barolo Riserva was bottled. At the end of the ’30s, the business was handed over to son Giacomo, who continued his father’s tradition with commitment and foresight, while teaching the business to his sons Giovanni and Aldo.
In the mid-’50s, Aldo set out for the United States, hoping to establish a winemaking business in California, with the help of an uncle who lived there. Upon his return to the family business in Italy around 1961, father Giacomo handed over the winery to his sons: it was a thriving and prestigious business, recognized throughout most of the country. Yet, the five-year experience in the United States had kindled within Aldo a desire to establish a business of his own. After working for a considerable time alongside his brother, Aldo bought the “Favot” farm, founding the estate “Poderi Aldo Conterno” in 1969.
As you likely are aware, Poderi Aldo Conterno belongs to an elite group of historical Barolo producers who have truly shaped the history of winemaking in the Langhe. Aldo Conterno's family has been producing and ageing the great Piedmontese wines for more than five generations and has come a long way since the generational passage sparked by the death of Aldo Conterno in 2012 at 81 years old. The winery is managed today by Aldo's three sons: Franco, Stefano and Giacomo, and they continue to make truly impressive Cru single vineyard Baroli.
Only a few hundred cases of each were even imported, to begin with, so the ability to offer anything is surprising. Don't miss these!
Ciao,
—James Tran
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