# Bussia (Paolo Monti)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Paolo Monti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/paolo-monti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/paolo-monti-bussia).

- **Producer:** Paolo Monti
- **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
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

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.

## Food pairings

Important main courses to match its strength: duck or pigeon, fassone or chianina, few sauces and short cooking.