Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Cesare Bussolo |
Label Name: | Barolo Fossati |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | La Morra, Piedmont (Fossati cru) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Nebbiolo |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Positive user/reviewer scores on Delectable (~9. 4–9. 7) and trade descriptions (EstellaWine). Falstaff awarded 94 pts to Cesare Bussolo's 2017 Barolo Fossati. Sources: BestOfWines, CaskCartel, Delectable, EstellaWine, Watson's Wine
Tasting Note
Bright red cherry, raspberry and rose petal, with dried herbs, tar, leather and earthy minerality. Medium-plus acidity, firm ripe tannins and a long, slightly bitter finish; develops tertiary notes of tobacco, dried fruit and truffle with age.
Food Pairing
Western: braised beef, osso buco, truffle risotto, roasted lamb, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, soy‑miso glazed short ribs, char siu, mushroom hot pot, Korean BBQ (bulgogi).
Production Method
Hand-harvested Nebbiolo; fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and extended maceration. Aged predominantly in large, neutral Slavonian oak casks (big botti) with minimal new oak; low-intervention cellar work.
Vineyard Info
Small-production La Morra estate. Cesare trained at Alba and worked with Roberto Voerzio. Fossati plot lies south of La Morra (~330m) on stony-clay soils; organic/low-yield viticulture and careful canopy work.