Red

Bussia Vigna Fantini

By Paolo Scavino, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy

Paolo Scavino Bussia Vigna Fantini

Critics and guides

  • Award: Top 100 Vini (Corriere della Sera, I migliori 100 Vini e Vignaioli d'Italia 2027), vintage 2022 (source)

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Barolo from the Vigna Fantini plot in Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, the estate's return to Monforte. About 350 cases a year.

Technical details

Style
Red
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Grape
Nebbiolo
Cru / vineyard
Bussia Vigna Fantini
Production area
Bussia Vigna Fantini, Monforte d'Alba, at 450 m
Soil
Arenarie di Diano d'Alba
Exposure
South/southwest
Harvest
By hand, after October 10
Vineyard planting
Vines planted in 2006, 2007 and 2010
Vinification
Submerged-cap maceration of 10 to 12 days in a stainless steel rotary fermenter, then 20 to 30 days of fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeast. Ageing: 20 months in large French oak casks, 3 months in stainless steel, 14 to 16 months in bottle.

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