Franco Conterno Bussia Riserva 2015

75cl bottle.

Organic.

Denomination: Barolo Riserva DOCG Cru: Bussia
Solar exposure: South/South-West Composition of the soil: very steep, plastic, hardly workable and rich in clay
Grape variety: Nebbiolo Michet and Nebbiolo Lampia
Production area: Monforte d’Alba
Harvest: manual, with grape selection at the vineyard.
Harvest time: middle of October.
Grapes per hectare: 5.000
Vinification: in red, with skin maceration in wood vat. Fermentation time: must and skins are kept in contact for 20 days, on which alcoholic fermentation takes place, punched down daily and finally racked.
Fermentation temperature: variable with peaks of 32°C. Ageing in cellar: the new wine is kept from 3 to 5 months
in steel tanks and undergoes malolactic fermentation; it is decanted several times, and finally aged in French oak barrels
(45/50hl capacity) for 48 months. Ageing in bottle: 12 months.
Bottles produced: n. 7.000 of 0.75 L each, 500 magnum of 1.5 L each, 40 magnum of 3 L each, 10 magnum of 5 L each.
Food pairing: braised beef, red meat, shank, duck, long
seasoned cheese.

Tasting note.

Brilliant ruby red in colour with soft orange notes, it is rich
and complex on the nose with floral hints enhanced by traditionally
new wood. Rich, sweet, thick, tannic, rough and firm on
the palate.