Red
Riserva Bussia
By Paolo Monti, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Bussia Barolo made in Riserva form, at least 42 months in new barriques and large barrels.
Tasting notes
A pure look, a bright garnet red. A nose concentrated on ripe fruit fused with herbal and spicy notes, defined aromas of rare nobility. The palate is relaxed, firm, indestructible and loaded with structure. Silky, present tannin and a very long persistence.
Pairs well with
It asks for important meats cooked perfectly. Fassona is a safe choice or, for a memorable evening, Kobe or Limousine.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo Riserva 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 55 quintals per hectare. Vines 40 years old (stated on the English page only). 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. Cold pre-fermentation maceration for 48 hours at 15 °C, then fermentation with skin maceration for 12 days at a maximum of 27 °C. Aged 24 months in new, very fine-grain French oak barriques (wood seasoned outdoors for 3 years), then at least 18 months more in 16 hl French oak barrels.
- Serving temperature
- 18 °C
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- Barbera d'Alba Superiore, Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC
- Bricco San Pietro, Barolo DOCG
- Bussia, Barolo DOCG
- Dossi Rossi, Langhe Rosso DOC
- L'Aura, Langhe Bianco DOC
- Langhe Barbera, Langhe DOC Barbera
- Langhe Chardonnay, Langhe DOC Chardonnay
- Langhe Merlot, Langhe DOC Merlot
- Langhe Nebbiolo, Langhe DOC Nebbiolo
- Monforte d'Alba, Barolo DOCG
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