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+39 0173 78627 loc.Bussia, 62
Monforte d'Alba, 12065
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sciulun@tin.it
www.francoconterno.it

The Conterno family, proprietors of the Azienda Agricola Sciulun, have been producing wines of uncommon elegance and prestige for several generations. The estate of around twenty-five acres of vineyards is located in the heart of the Langhe hills, in the Bussia area of the village of Monforte d'Alba. The vines are tended following environmentally-friendly, traditional methods, though none of the benefits made available by modern technology are overlooked. The composition of the soil and the lie of the land, along with the area's outstanding microclimate, all contribute to the unique qualities of these wines. BAROLO "Vigne Le Munie" BAROLO "Vigna Pugnane" BARBERA D'ALBA "Vigna Pugnane" DOLCETTO D'ALBA "Vigna Bussia" LANGHE NEBBIOLO "Mesdi" LANGHE CHARDONNAY "Vigna Bujet" LANGHE FREISA "Vigna Bussia-Pugnane" The unlimited attention dedicated by the Conterno family to these wines comes to fruition as they ferment in the winery at a low temperature with constant rackings, and then age in oak casks in the Read more »

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Franco Conterno Barolo Bussia Munie (2004)

Winery:	Franco Conterno
Region:	Italy » Piedmont
Varietal:	Nebbiolo
Type:	Table Wines

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Gregory Dal Piaz

This opened slowly with a touch of torrefaction on the nose over a bed of almost weedy herbal components. With air the weediness took on a decidedly floral note and joined delicate notes of macerating cherry on the nose. What started as an earthy, che...

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Dolcetto

History of the grape: The name means “little sweet one” in Italian. Dolcetto, along with Barbera and Nebbiolo is one ...
Freisa

Hailing from Italy’s Piedmont region, this vigorous red variety is used as a named varietal and is vinified into both...
Barbera

History of the grape: Barbera is a native to the Piedmont, where it has been growing for centuries, and is now the fo...
Nebbiolo

History of the grape: Two schools of thought exist as to the origins of Nebbiolo (which means “little fog” either for...
Chardonnay

British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...

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Franco Conterno on Snooth

April 2017

Some very tempting offerings here. Well organized listing, too. Barolo by Commune It’s conventional wisdom (repeated to the point of cliché) that each of the towns in the Barolo zone produce wine of specific character, a reflection of local geology and other factors. And generally speaking an educated taster has a decent chance of telling Serral... Read More

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April 2017

Fox, obviously your cellar needs some strengthening. ;-) Hey, maybe I want a 3.78 L bottle of '70... Barbaresco1962 To me, Barbaresco means, first and foremost, the Produttori del Barbaresco; I’ve tasted back over more than 50 years of their history, and the high qua... Read More

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December 2016

A couple of ways to look at this pre-Christmas offer:1) why spend any money on Napa reds when you can get these bottles, aged for you already, at these prices?2) you can put together your own Produttori del Barbaresco verticals that'd knock the socks off the Valkyrie serving wenches pouring at the tables in Valhalla. Barbaresco from the Big Cel... Read More

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July 2014

So what’s not to like? 2010 Barolo is in the hype machine right now and as much as i would like to say that they hype machine is in overdrive, which it perennially is, this is one time where much might be warranted. that’s not to say that 2010 is a universally fabulous vintage. It simply is not with more than a handful of wines showing under-rip... Read More

From the article 2010 Barolo
November 2011

While updating the wine notes I wrote during this year’s Nebbiolo Prima, ... ... on finish could improve 6Franco Conterno Bussia Munie Monforte d’Alba - sweet, candied seeds, heavy smelling, porty much better in the mouth with some liveliness but this is big and fat, inelegant, some nice depth of flavors but off-balance, 6Giacosa Fratelli Buss... Read More

From the article 2007 Barolo, part 2
November 2011

If you’re interested in 2007 Barolo, you should check out my report, ... ... a bit heavy, boring 52007 Franco Conterno Vigna Pugnane Castglione Falletto - whack, totally candied and confected and chemical trifecta! flat, wow, extracted tannic water, over stepped tea Read More

From the article 2007 Barolo Commune
December 2010

Franco Conterno Barolo Bussia Munie 2006

Snoothrank:

Franco Conterno "Bussia Munie" -- Raw, sweet, cola, syrup-medicinal, very fresh in the mouth. Probably has some nice fruit as there are some inner-mouth perfumes but tough and ungenerous today, with a hint of herb, drying tannins in the finish. Read More

Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz
September 2010

If one looks to Castiglione, as I did last week, for indications regarding the ... dei ManzoniDomenico ClericoFranco ConternoFlavio RoddoloSeghesio 2006 Barolo of Monforte d'AlbaDisclaimer: These wines were tasted blind in a mass tasting of about 80 wines over four hours. These are simply first impressions of these wines. Being young Barolo,... Read More

From the article Monforte d'Alba - Barolo 2006
September 2010

Franco Conterno Barolo Vigna Pugnane 2006

Snoothrank:

Sweetish nose baked goods, intense, sweet tarry, fennel, pollen, complex, gains some woody spice, rich and soft on entry, nice acid, a bit blocky on the palate, lacks precision with good fruit nice clear tannins, a bit stemmy, a bit apple seedy, a bit roast beefy, lots of fruit, good length, will improve Read More

Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz
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July 2009

Franco Conterno Barolo Bussia Munie 2004

Snoothrank:

This opened slowly with a touch of torrefaction on the nose over a bed of almost weedy herbal components. With air the weediness took on a decidedly floral note and joined delicate notes of macerating cherry on the nose. What started as an earthy, chewy, yet short mouthfeel blossomed into a lovely rich mouthful of fruit with big cherry tones an... Read More

Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz