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PODERI ALDO CONTERNO - Barolo Cicala 2005 6x 75cl Bottles

2005 Cicala is dark ruby red in colour, with intense perfumes of roses, myrtle and blueberry, with notes of blackberries. On the palate is it powerful and full-bodied, with a lovely, tight tannin structure and the characteristic acidity of Nebbiolo lifting the perfumes and bringing out the savoury, spicy notes on the finish.
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2005 Cicala is dark ruby red in colour, with intense perfumes of roses, myrtle & blueberry, with notes of blackberries. On the palate is it powerful & full-bodied, with a lovely, tight tannin structure & the characteristic acidity of Nebbiolo lifting the perfumes & bringing out the savoury, spicy notes on the finish.

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