Winemaker Notes
Bright garnet red color with a flowery nose, showing roses and fruity sensations. Mouth-filling and elegantly-structured, it is round with complex, slightly spicy flavors lingering nicely on the palate.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Spiced dark cherries, licorice, dark chocolate and dried orange peel on the nose. The medium- to full-bodied palate offers juicy dark fruit nicely framed with firm, lightly chewy tannins and a dry, earthy finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Paolo Conterno 2018 Langhe Nebbiolo A Mont is a graceful and elegant wine that doles out small aromas of wild berry, bitter almond, aniseed and licorice that come together with intensity and fullness. That momentum works very nicely to give the wine distinct character and identity. The A Mont would pair with grilled meats at an outdoor Argentinian barbecue with the smells of burning embers in the background
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.