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Sunday, April 23, 2023 - The ‘16 Arione is promising, but appears to have shut down considerably since 2020 and is in need of a long time in the cellar.

The aromatics were already quite expressive, especially with air and on day 2. By Conterno standards, this is a red fruited, floral and ‘pretty’ wine aromatically. I found dark red raspberry and plum fruits, fresh red roses, tar, and mint, with a beautiful sweetness to the fruit. On the palate, it was a different story entirely, with the wine showing well texturally but very closed off. It is medium to full in body with fine grained but significant tannin and medium to high acidity, very intense at this stage. Dark red plum fruit, red roses, and tar emerge with reluctance. It’s super concentrated, so the aging potential is clearly there. As I recall thinking in 2020, the 2016 Conterno wines are great, but in terms of relative quality, it is lower in this vintage than the surrounding vintages of 2015/2017 - where I believe Conterno made the best wine within the region in both vintages.

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