Red
Bussia
By Silvano Bolmida, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo from seven small plots in Bussia, facing south-west at 420 to 450 m on Tortonian marl with vines of 25 to 60 years.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia
- Production area
- Bussia, Monforte d'Alba, at 420 to 450 m above sea level
- Soil
- Typical Tortonian soil rich in fossil Marne di Sant'Agata
- Exposure
- South-west
- Vineyard planting
- Seven small plots; vines 25 to 60 years old
- Vinification
- Submerged-cap fermentation for 7 to 10 days, then a long maceration of about 80 days; after malolactic fermentation the wine moves to wood. Two years of ageing in wood on its own sediments.
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