Diego Conterno Baluma Nebbiolo d’Alba 2015 | Gorgeous, Versatile & Approachable

Diego Conterno Baluma Nebbiolo d’Alba 2015 presents a vibrant ruby red color.  With a crushed flower, violet and herb-laced bouquet. Gorgeous palate of strawberry and cherry fruit laced with mint.  While very approachable, with soft tannins and open-knit finish. Super-versatile and there are many Barolos and Barbarescos that don’t drink this delicious.  Yet ready to drink now and for the next five years.  Most of all this is a fantastic value from one of Piedmont’s most exacting and exciting producers.  You’ll be glad to have this one at the ready.

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The Diego Conterno Baluma Nebbiolo d’Alba 2015 is another stunner. Produced at Diego’s hillside winery in Monforte d’Alba.  While Baluma packs a gorgeous palate of strawberry and cherry, violet, herbs, and mint into a high-value package. This is a perfect wine for Nebbiolo fans seeking a young-drinking baby Barolo.  But also for Pinot Noir lovers seeking to step off the beaten path for one of the best under-$20 case-buys.

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Fruit for Diego’s Nebbiolo d’Alba Baluma is grown organically on the hill of Monguglielmo, which shares the southwest exposure favored throughout Piedmont. Vinified at the same Monforte d’Alba winery where he produces tiny quantities of superb Barolo, Conterno’s Nebbiolo d’Alba Baluma is cut from the same over-delivering cloth.

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In a landscape where price tags continue to climb, with average producers riding the coattails of the greats all the way to the bank, Diego Conterno is bucking the trend. Our advice? Take advantage before increased demand dries up the trickling supply of this superb boutique Barolo.

Conterno Family

Not all Barolo producers in the village of Monforte d’Alba share the surname of ‘Conterno’, but it’s quite likely!  Yet, being born with the name Conterno in Barolo is like having the name Ferrari in Modena, a shorthand for class and high quality. Diego Conterno’s hillside winery overlooks the world-famous village of Monforte d’Alba, surrounded by vineyards.  Finally, Diego and his wife Anna have 19 acres of vineyards in the village. Including 5 in the Grand Cru of Ginestra.

This Conterno family is related to that of Conterno-Fantino through father Diego – but unrelated when it comes to wine style! In addition, their new winery is ironically located just up the slope from Giacomo Conterno, of no relation. So Diego, a graduate of the Umberto 1 Enological School, is well-grounded in making traditional Barolo, having worked under Beppe Colla at Prunotto. While in 2000 Diego decided to sell his share of Conterno-Fantino, take his vines including the plum Ginestra plot, & started afresh.