Red
Bussia
By Arnaldo Rivera, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from two vineyards in the upper part of the Bussia MGA, facing south-west at an average 400 m. Average annual production 3,800 bottles.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia
- Production area
- Two vineyards in the upper part of the Bussia MGA (Bussia Soprana at the Gabutti hamlet from 2018, Fantini, Sant'Eligio)
- Soil
- White, sandy silt loam, moderately calcareous, young soil on sandy Sant'Agata Fossil Marl in transition to Diano Sandstone (about 9 million years old, Tortonian).
- Exposure
- South-west facing, 370-410 m a.s.l. (average 400 m), gradient about 20%
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyards planted 1969 and 2002
- Vinification
- Fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for about three weeks at a controlled temperature; spontaneous malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged about 30 months in cask.
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