Description
Within Barolo there are 6 crus, one of which is Ginestra. The label has a different style than the house style of Diego Conterno. The classic label is inspired by an old bottle of Barolo Ginestra from 1921 from Conterno Lorenzo, Diego's great-grandfather.
Wine from Barolo is always made from the Nebbiolo grape. Even though this grape is light in color, it usually has high tannin and acid, which makes it possible to make a very robust red wine. Diego's style is precisely trying to put elegance in the bottle instead of throwing (too) much new wood aging at it. The vineyards are located within Ginestra, a historically important place within Monforte d'Alba. The grapes come from the plots 'Sori' and 'Gris'. Vines are located on the south and south-west at 290-330 meters altitude. Age of 35 and 19 years. Clay and calcareous marl subsoil.
The winery, which was founded by Diego Conterno in Monforte d'Alba between 2000 and 2003, is actually much older. Diego had already been active for 20 years with his cousins Claudio Claudio Conterno and Guido Fantino. Today he is helped by his son Stefano. The vineyards grow Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Nascetta. Since 2006, the vineyards have been cultivated organically and partly biodynamically. Only since 2017 have all wines been certified organic and since the 2019 vintage also DEMETER (biodynamic).
- Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo
- Character: Complex and elegant style of Barolo
- Quality mark: Bio-dynamic
- Tasting notes: Balsamic, lively tannins, violets, cedar, red and black cherries, pepper.
- Wine & food: Stews such as hare and rabbit, red meat, pasta with truffle.
- In the cellar: 25/30 days fermentation on the skins, malolactic fermentation in steel tanks. Maturation of 30 months in large (old) wooden barrels and concrete tank.
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