Aldo Conterno, Barolo Bussia Riserva, 1988 CS20230815 and by 1999 Enzo Brezza

and by 1999 Enzo Brezza (godson and protege of the late Bartolo Mascarello) was a decade into his run as head winemaker

but time—capturing the unique conditions of a single growing season in the Champagne region's ever-changing climate

so the texture comes from the vineyard and the vessel

It’s floral and spicy right out of the gate—think rose petals

Spicy (though there's no real heat from the chilis)

Aldo Conterno, Barolo Bussia Riserva, 1988 CS20230815 and by 1999 Enzo BrezzaA nearly forty year old Barolo out of a private cellar, fully mature and ready to pour. Aldo Conterno left the family estate in the late 1960s and built his own domaine on the Bussia slopes of Monforte d'Alba, where clay marl and calcareous soils at 320 to 450 meters give Nebbiolo the cru's signature combination of perfume and grip; the wines got long macerations and years in large Slavonian botti before release, which is what has carried this bottle.