2020 Diego Contero Barolo

Diego Conterno's 2020 Barolo Del Comune di Monforte d'Alba is crafted from 100% Nebbiolo sourced from the Le Coste di Monforte vineyard in southern Barolo. The vineyards are arranged like an amphitheatre in the picturesque Piedmont landscape, where unique soils of clay, tuff, and calcareous marl impart structure, texture, minerality, and longevity. The winemaking features long, slow fermentation in cement followed by aging in Austrian oak barrels (botte grande) and cement tanks, resulting in an elegant, structured, and ageworthy Barolo.

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Specs

Type: Red

Grapes: Nebbiolo

Winemaker: Diego Conterno and his son Stefano

Vintage: 2020

Geography

Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Sub-region: Monforte d'Alba

Vineyard: Le Coste di Monforte, Ginestra, San Pietro, Pajana, Gri

Farming

Cultivated organically and partly biodynamically since 2006; certified organic since 2017 and DEMETER biodynamic since 2019 vintage. Hand-tended with careful and methodical vineyard work. Strict fruit selection during harvest.

Harvest

Strict fruit selection

Fermentation

Native yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, long slow fermentation 25-30 days on the skins in cement and botte grande, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks

Aging

24 months in Austrian 50-hl oak barrels (botte grande) followed by 8 months in cement tanks, alternatively 18 months in old wooden barrels (25hl) followed by 12 months in concrete vats