2001 Poderi Aldo Conterno Colonnello Barolo

(94 Points)    ----     (Vinous)

Good full medium red. Highly nuanced nose of red berries, minerals, flowers, spices, underbrush and caramel. Then juicy and tight in the mouth, with very brisk, firm flavors of red berries and minerals. At once superripe and gripping. Perhaps a bit uncharacteristically structured and closed for this bottling, owing to its excellent acidity and tightly wound tannins. Slow-building finish is long and perfumed. (ST) 94+ 

Review Date: 12/2004