Red
Bussia
By Simone Scaletta, Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
A Barolo from a 0.35 hectare south-facing plot in the Bussia cru, Monforte d'Alba, with about 1,900 numbered bottles a year.
Tasting notes
Brick-red in colour, with a harmony of perfumes and taste.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Barolo DOCG
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Cru / vineyard
- Bussia
- Production area
- Monforte d'Alba
- Soil
- Compact limestone clay alternating with sand layers
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Vineyard of 0.35 hectares; yield 5,500 kg per hectare; about 1,900 numbered bottles produced
- Vinification
- Wines are made with spontaneous fermentation of the must, temperature control only, gentle decanting only when strictly necessary and no filtration. Barolo is aged in 600 and 3000 litre barrels.
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