Manufacturer: Prunotto

Format : 1,5

Alcohol Content : 14% vol.

BUSSIA BAROLO
Classification: Barolo DOCG

Grapes: Nebbiolo 100%

Origin & Soil: From the Bussia vineyards in Monforte. Height 350 m. South exposed. Origins go back to the Tortonian era. Calcareous compact clay alternated with sandy layers.

Taste: Intense garne colour with ruby reflexes. On the nose, intense perfume of plum and ripe cherry with hints of flowers and spicy aromas. On the palate, intense with soft tannins and a long final taste. Due to its structure and body, it is a perfect match for meat and game dishes, and cheeses. Ideal serving temperature 17°C.

Climate Vintage: The Spring was characterized by good precipitations and ideal temperatures, followed by a warm summer but without extreme temperatures and there wasn't drought, an exceptional Semptember, for the temperature range ( warm during the day, cold during the night), have favoured a very good maturation of the grapes. The harvest 2004 has a good quality and a good production in quantity(controlled by many prunnings), not like 2003. The level of aromatic substances was good to, and at the end we have an ideal acidity.

Vintage: The selected grapes were destemmed and pressed. Maceration lasted 12 days at a maximum temperature of 30°C in Austrian 53Hl vats. Malolactic fermentation was carried out before the end of the winter.
Ageing took place in 50 Hl French oak barrels and a small quantity in second time used Barriques. A further 12 months of bottle ageing followed in the Prunotto cellars before shipping.
Alcohol 14 %vol.
Total Acidity 5,40 g/l
Dry extract 30,90 g/l