2022 Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione, Piedmont, Italy Francie-Wildman Dinner Manual beginning the last week

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Age of Vines: Average of 40 Years

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a small quantity of healthy

ranging up to 100 years of age) planted on sandy granitic soils at 700 - 830m elevation

2022 Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Arione, Piedmont, Italy Francie-Wildman Dinner Manual beginning the last weekFrom Vigna Arione, Giacomo Conternos historic Serralunga dAlba site, bottled here as Nebbiolo dAlba rather than Barolo. Arione is prized for tannin architecture and longevitya high structure, low noise expression of Nebbiolo thats more about framework than immediacy. Conternos approach is classic and controlled: fermentation on skins, extended maceration, then levage in large oak (botti) to preserve site signature and minimize cosmetic winemaking.