Barolo Cicala 2018

ALDO CONTERNO

Barolo Cicala
2018

$286.08*

* Suggested retail price

1 case available

Product code
89581
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Piedmont
Appellation
Barolo
Varietal(s)
Nebbiolo 100 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

Aldo Conterno was born in 1931, the second son of Giacomo Conterno; his family had been winegrowers in Piemonte for five generations. He left Italy in 1954 with the intention of establishing a winery in the Napa Valley with two uncles who lived in San Francisco. Instead he was drafted into the US Army soon after his arrival, spending two years in Korea and returning to Italy after being honorably discharged. He and his older brother Giovanni took over the Giacomo Conterno estate in 1961; in...

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Press reviews

Falstaff

- 98 points -

October 2022 (Vintage 2018)

Dark ruby garnet. Fragrant and very expressive nose of mint, liquorice, wet stone, then ripe rose hips and a touch of dried citrus zest, plus raspberries. Powerful and bright on the palate, opens juicy and with tight-knit tannins, very punchy and minty with a very long finish. Can lie down without a doubt.

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Wine Spectator

- 95 points -

December 2022 (Vintage 2018)

Mulled plum, leather, sweet tobacco, camphor, tar and oak spice aromas and flavors show fine depth and intensity in this red, which boasts a broad, dense structure, with tannins that dominate the finish for now. Shows fine balance, length and complexity, but needs time.

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