2020 "Romirasco" Barolo Bussia

The 2020 Barolo Romirasco is the best of the 2020s in this range, boasting all the wild savoriness and minerality that is typical of this site. It also clearly shows better oak integration than the other single-vineyard Barolos. Chalk, mint, white pepper, sage, incense and blood orange all race across the palate. Romirasco is a special site. Conterno's 2020 captures the energy here in a style that straddles the modern and the classic.

- Antonio Galloni (01/2025)

Dense garnet in the glass, this sample shines for its depth and intensity, with rhubarb, bitter oranges, Mediterranean herbs, Parma violets and cinnamon. The attack is firm, dense and velvety, with a full body, great fruit concentration, graphite minerality and refreshing lifted acidity. It doesn’t come across as over-extracted despite the firm structure intended for the long haul. Best from 2027. (05/2024)

This version is ethereal and aerial despite its tension, dense tannins and oak spice aromas and flavors. A peppery red, offering notes of both black pepper and peppery greens, with a core of strawberry, cherry and rose. There's a beam of acidity driving this and extending the finish, with fruit, mineral and spice echoes. Shows superb potential. Best from 2028 through 2048. 485 cases made, 30 cases imported.

- B.S.