Giacomo Fenocchio - Barolo Bussia DOCG 750ML 2019 (14.5% abv)

• Nebbiolo from 5 hectares of vines in Bussia
• 35-year-old vines on average
• 300 meters above sea level on average
• Calcareous clay soils rich in iron
• 40-day natural fermentation and skin maceration
• Aged 6 months in tank and 30 months in large Slavonian oak casks (35-50 hl) prior to bottling
• 2000 cases produced annually
• Fenocchio’s Bussia vineyard in Monforte d’Alba has been in the family since 1867. The soil there is pure Helvetian (limestone and clayey blue marl). It is a zone noted for Barolos of great power and structure. 
• SUSTAINABLE PRAC ORGANIC 

96 pts decanter 94 james suckling

His Bussia plot is within the ÁSottana, part of one of the biggest MGAs, towards the commune of Barolo. His traditional style with submerged cap, long maceration and ageing in botti is enhanced here by graceful notes of mint, dried cherry, rose, and chalky minerality. The attack is firm but the delicacy of its amazing freshness is well integrated and lets the wine flow with balance, despite significant extraction.

ripe cherry and dried raspberry on a first wave... this wine shows nicely balanced results. I like the grip of the tannins and the focused, angular style of the wine that prizes crushed stone and rusty iron. This wine stands apart in this portfolio. Production is 25,000 bottles.

Subtle aromas of red cherries, dried flowers, freshly cut citrus peel and bergamot. Some crushed stone minerality, too. It,s medium-bodied with firm, linear tannins that are finely grained and evenly distributed across the palate. Pure and delicate fruit in the middle with floral and mineral accents. Well made. Firm and vertical. Try after 2027

generous notes of licorice candy, black raspberry, black truffle, and forest floor followed by a medium to full-bodied red offering forward, ripe tannins, with meaty cherry fruit, earthy mushrooms, and turned soil. It fills the palate but continues to drive forward and remain fresh. Allow another year or so and drink 2024-2036

A deep, spicy, mysterious and brooding nose. Reveals itself only slowly, slowly in the glass. Layered and complex. Still compact and backwards on the palate but finely balanced. Supple and still very tightly wound. Plenty of substance. The fruit is anchored by firm but polished tannins that go on and on. 

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