Red
Bussia
By Paolo Monti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Barolo from the estate's plots in Bussia Sottana, aged 30 months in barriques and then 16 hl barrels.
Tasting notes
Compact, deep garnet. A noble nose of blackberry, cherry and cinnamon, small macerating fruit and spice. A splendid palate, lively, broad and elegant, with a majestic, impatient tannin, defined freshness and superb depth. Well-judged wood leaves elegance and finesse.
Pairs well with
Important main courses to match its strength: duck or pigeon, fassone or chianina, few sauces and short cooking.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100% (Lampia and Michet)
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia
- Production area
- Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, 280-300 m
- Soil
- Limestone-clay marls with 25% sand
- Exposure
- East and south-east
- Vineyard planting
- Yield 60 quintals per hectare. The estate owns just under 2 ha of Nebbiolo for Barolo in the heart of Bussia Sottana.
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested, with grape selection in the vineyard and in the cellar. Fermentation with skin maceration for 10 days at a maximum of 30 °C. First 12 months 50% in new French oak barriques and 50% in one-year barriques; at the start of the second year the wine is blended and finishes in 16 hl French oak barrels for another 18 months.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
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