# Vigna Colonnello (Bussìa Soprana)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Bussìa Soprana](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/bussia-soprana.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/barolo-docg-vigna-colonnello-2014).

- **Producer:** Bussìa Soprana
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Colonnello
- **Production area:** Vigna Colonnello, Bussia Soprana, single vineyard of about 0.5 hectares in front of the farmhouse, Monforte d'Alba, 380 m above sea level
- **Soil:** Tuff and sand (vineyard page: loam)
- **Exposure:** South/south-west
- **Harvest:** October (vineyard page: by hand in crates, end of September)
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training; vines about 70 years old, planted 1948; 2.40 x 0.90 m layout; strict winter pruning and summer thinning, 50 to 60 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** Fermented in stainless steel at a controlled 28° to 32° C, selected yeasts, 15 days maceration; aged 24 months in 30-quintal oak casks. Alcohol 14.5% vol. (2016)..
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Single-vineyard Barolo from the half-hectare Colonnello vineyard of old Nebbiolo vines, aged 24 months in oak casks. The site lists vintages from 2000 to 2016 and a 1999 Riserva.