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Aldo Conterno Barolo Colonnello 2017 (750ML)
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97 JS / 96 FS / 94+ WA / 94 WS
Aromas of dried flowers, dried strawberries, lavender, and hazelnuts. Some roses, too. Full-bodied, chewy and powerful, yet the tannins are polished and very energetic. Lots of them, yet with gorgeous roundness and tension. Tight at the end, suggesting very serious aging potential. Try after 2025..—James Suckling
Rich, bright ruby with garnet shimmer. Intense and appealing nose, of truffles, also some mint, then lots of black cherry and plum. Fills out in the attack and on the palate, lots of supple tannins with a firm core, cranberry and leather, rich drive on the finish, still some oak overhang.-Othmar Kiem and Simon Staffler, Falstaff
The Poderi Aldo Conterno 2017 Barolo Bussia Colonnello shows good focus, structure and a sharper character that is often the distinguishing factor in this wine. The bouquet is redolent of dark fruit and plum, but it also shows a solid framing of iron ore and dark stony mineral. These give the wine greater lift and contoured edges. This is not the first time that Colonnello is my favorite wine in this lineup, and I suspect it won't be the last.—Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate
Offering plum, cherry, iron, eucalyptus and black pepper aromas and flavors, this broad red has absorbed the oak treatment pretty well already, with a dense matrix of tannins and lively acidity. Balanced and long, ending with elements of mineral and spice. Best from 2025 through 2043. 410 cases made, 50 cases imported. — Bruce Sanderson, The Wine Spectator
