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Barolo Bussia Soprana
Vigna Mondoca
Variety
100% Nebbiolo
Vineyard
Location: Monforte d’Alba,
Plot 2, Sub-plots 178, 407, 406
Characteristics: 380 meters above sea level, southwestern exposure, 2.7 x 0.9 meters spacing, 4,500 vines/hectare density, Guyot upward-trained vertical-trellised training system.
Age: 35 years
Size: 1.13 hectares
Yield: 60 quintals/hectare
Harvesting period
First 10 days of October
Production
3,500 bottles
Vinification
Great attention paid to cultivation of the vineyard, rigorous manual selection of grapes in the vineyard and in the winery, destemming-crushing, fermentation and maceration in stainless steel for 30 days at a controlled temperature of 28-29° C. Malolactic fermentation follows in December.
Maturing
85% aged in 25-hectoliter French oak barrels, 15% in 225-liter barrels, for 30 months. Bottling takes place at the end of the summer, with a further year of bottle ageing before release on the market.
Sensory characteristics
A wine with an elegant and appealing bouquet, recalling small fruits, and with balsamic Mediterranean notes which, with ageing, contain hints of tar. Great balance on the palate, with an elegant and potent tannic texture, and a long and complex finish.
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