Barbera d'Alba Conca Tre Pile 2022

Description

The Barbera d'Alba Conca Tre Pile is produced in the Aldo Conterno cellars, founded in 1969 on the family's 19th-century estate. Aldo Conterno's ancestors, also winemakers, managed to bring the small company to produce wine both nationally and in the Americas, thanks to a relative who emigrated to Argentina years earlier. To satisfy market demands, they decided to create a Barolo that would be vaunted for its qualities, to be produced only in the best vintages and that would have great longevity. After a few years in the United States, Aldo decided to create Poderi Aldo Conterno, purchasing the Favot estate, also in Monforte d'Alba, in the town of Bussia in the heart of the Barolo region.

Following rigorous family tradition, the company has standards of excellence and the red wines follow a careful vinification and are neither clarified nor filtered. An example of the company's passion and quality is the Poderi Aldo Conterno Barbera d'Alba Conca Tre Pile, produced with 100% Barbera grapes in a calcareous-clayey soil perfect for the production of well-structured, long-lived wines. Harvested in the first week of October, only the best grapes are carefully selected and harvested manually according to tradition. They are then vinified in red with maceration of the skins in stainless steel tanks. The must remains in contact with the skins for approximately 8-10 days at a controlled temperature of 26/28°C before being refined in steel tanks, and frequently racked, for several months. Before being released for sale, it rests for several months in wood to acquire aromas and longevity.

Details

Perfume

The nose reveals clear fruity notes of cherry and blackberry, enriched by spicy notes of vanilla and liquorice.

Color

Dark, ruby red.

Taste

On the palate, it is long and smooth, perfectly balanced by a slight tannin that counteracts the natural acidity. Long finish.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Conterno Aldo

From this winery

• Start up year: 1969
• Oenologist: Franco e Stefano Conterno

Aldo Conterno founded his winery in the sixties, after the division of the legacy of his father James, one of the central figures of Italian post-war. Today the company, a sort of monumental fortress in the center of Bussia Monteforte, is undoubtedly one of the biggest names not only of the Langhe, but around the world of Italian wine. Here are some of the greatest Barolo born of history, beginning with numerous memorable versions of Granbussia, a reserve produced only in great vintages. The current style is affected to a greater extent than before, the contribution of the oak, however, preserving adequate structural strength and a careful extraction of tannin. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	Aldo Conterno Barbera d'Alba Conca Tre Pile 2022
Type	Red still
Denomination	Barbera d'Alba DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.0% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Barbera
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	Conterno Aldo
Origin	Conca Tre Pile in the Village of Bussia, Town of Monforte d'Alba (Cuneo).
Fermentation temperature	26 - 28 °C
Wine making	In red with maceration of the skins in steel. The must remains on the skins for 8 0 days.
Aging	The new wine spends a few months in stainless steel tanks with several racking, then put into oak barrels where it remains for 12 months and is then bottled.
Allergens	Contains sulphites