Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala - 2006 (750ml) Frappato this was the first vintage

this was the first vintage where I began to notice on some bottles the wet cement/damp cardboard aromas that were far more increasingly evident in the subsequent vintages

this wine displays considerable body for a Lafite

with a slight acidity in the middle

but its immense up-front pleasure cannot be denied

Aldo Conterno Barolo Cicala - 2006 (750ml) Frappato this was the first vintageThe 2014 Barolo Bussia Cicala comes from a 3. 2 hectare parcel, and only 5,400 bottles are made despite the fact that there is the potential for higher volumes. Both the Cicala and the Romirasco sites are relatively steep and therefore enjoy longer sunlight hours each day of summer for ripe and concentrated fruit. Of these new single vineyard releases from Poderi Aldo Conterno, Cicala is my top choice in 2014. The wine shows a pure and enduring