Paolo Conterno 'A Mont' Langhe Nebbiolo 2024 750ml

ITALY : Piemonte : Langhe

SUSTAINABLE : Nebbiolo

MED-BODIED, ROSES, RED FRUIT, SPICE, NEUTRAL OAK

Paolo Conterno's 'A Mont' is the entry point into the Ginestra cru, one of Barolo's most celebrated hillsides, at a fraction of what the flagship demands. The grapes come from two parcels totalling 2.8 hectares planted in 1992, farmed sustainably on steep calcareous clay slopes at 300–350 meters above sea level.

Seven to eight days of maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel, then a year in 35-hectoliter French oak casks: large format, several times used, so the oak stays in the background. The producer's own note runs to a flowery nose of roses and red fruit, mouth-filling and elegantly structured, closing with complex, slightly spicy flavours.

2024 was a cool, rain-marked season in the Langhe, with a wet September that asked growers to sort hard and produced reds on the lighter, more aromatic side. For a Nebbiolo meant to be opened young, that suits it.

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