I Always Leica… Poderi Aldo Conterno.

Amy and I had the great privilege and honor of meeting Giacomo Conterno, one of three brothers, Franco, Stefano and Giacomo who run the winery today. We were blown away when we were buzzed through the gates and met by Giacomo. He welcomed us into a large beautiful room within the main building. The three of us sat around a large farm table and visited. We got to know each other before he began to share great wines with us. The wines culminated in the tasting a truly spectacular 2009 Gran Bussia Reserva. He is a gentleman, a scholar and a philosopher. The Conterno family philosophy is to make the very best wine each year that can be made from each particular vineyard. Their goal is to share the love of their wine with each person who opens one of their bottles. As part of that philosophy they cut production of over 200,000 bottles/year down to 80,000. Following the tasting we went below ground to see the cellar. It holds the wines but is also rich in history. It has a display of old tools used by generations of his family before him, antique bottles and barrels and a tribute to his late father Aldo. Amy and I will always treasure the two and a half hours spent with him.