Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Aldo Conterno |
Label Name: | Barolo Bussia |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Barolo (Monforte d'Alba), Piedmont |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Nebbiolo |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Spectator 95 (2019); James Suckling 94 (2019)
Tasting Note
Perfumed rose and red-cherry fruit with tar, tobacco, licorice and sweet spice. Medium–full palate, ripe dark cherry and raspberry, fine firm tannins, bright acidity and a long, savory, mineral-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: braised beef, osso buco, truffle or mushroom risotto, aged Parmigiano-Reggiano, roasted lamb. Asian: Peking duck, Korean BBQ (galbi), miso-glazed black cod, spicy Sichuan beef, char siu with steamed buns.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Nebbiolo; traditional fermentation with extended maceration; aged approximately 26 months in large Slavonian oak casks (estate uses some French oak across range) and bottle-aged before release.
Vineyard Info
Poderi Aldo Conterno (founded 1969) is a family-run estate in Monforte d'Alba. Bussia Bussia Soprana fruit comes from three parcels; vines average 20–40 years old. Estate blends chosen Bussia parcels for this cuvée.