Red
Bussia Vigna dei Fantini
By Silvano Bolmida, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A single-vineyard Barolo from the 1.0 ha Vigna dei Fantini in the highest part of Bussia, on steep sandy soil at 450 m facing south.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia Vigna dei Fantini
- Production area
- Vigna dei Fantini, in the highest part of the Bussia MGA, Monforte d'Alba, at 450 m
- Soil
- Sand-rich, alternating with layers of compact limestone, tied to the Arenaria di Diano formation; very steep ground
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Single vineyard of 1.0 ha; vines 20 to 30 years old, replaced periodically so a share of old vines is always kept
- 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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