# Bussia Corsini (Podere Ruggeri Corsini)

> Red, Barolo DOCG by [Podere Ruggeri Corsini](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/podere-ruggeri-corsini.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/podere-ruggeri-corsini-bussia-corsini).

- **Producer:** Podere Ruggeri Corsini
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Barolo DOCG
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Bussia
- **Production area:** Bussia, Monforte d'Alba (CN)
- **Soil:** Elveziano, clayey calcareous
- **Exposure:** South-West, 420 to 450 m
- **Vineyard planting:** 1 hectares, Guyot VSP, 4500 plants/ha, vines 41 to 61 years old
- **Vinification:** Manual harvest in crates, destemmed, four pump-overs a day in the first week and two a day in the second, 15 to 18 days of maceration. After racking and malolactic fermentation it rests 30 months in a mix of new and old French barriques and Slavonian oak barrels. Six months in bottle before release.
- **Serving temperature:** about 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

Barolo from the Bussia cru in Monforte d'Alba, from 41 to 61 year old vines, aged 30 months in French and Slavonian oak.

## Tasting notes

Medium-deep ruby red with garnet to orange tones. A rush of freshness on the nose, then candied and bitter cherries, plums, strawberries and raspberries, with darker chocolate, hazelnut and liquorice, herbs, cinnamon and vanilla. Suited to ageing for fifteen years or more.

## Food pairings

Meat, game such as wild boar, and intensely flavoured dishes with mature, spicy cheeses