2005 Barolo Bussia
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Good medium red. Dried red fruits and camphor on the nose. Sweet and expressive in the mouth, with a lovely floral perfume and complicating notes of smoke and vanillin oak. Finishes with a serious impression of structure and very good length and yet the tannins are sweet enough for this wine to be enjoyed already. No new wood is used here, but this wine gets a larger percentage of second-year barriques than the normale (both are also partly aged in 50- to 70-hectoliter casks). Incidentally, beginning with the 2008 vintage, Torrengo is fermenting his Barbarescos and Barolos entirely in stainless steel tanks rather than large used wood vats, as he believes it's better to start with a clean vessel for the alcoholic fermentation and not to bring any fermentation bacteria into the barrels.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2005 Barolo Bussia is a gorgeous, ripe wine layered with scents of menthol, spices and minerals that complement a generous core of fruit. The French oak is beautifully integrated and the wine possesses exceptional overall balance, with a round, harmonious finish. This is a highly promising Barolo from Prunotto.
The 2005 Barolo Bussia is a gorgeous, ripe wine layered with scents of menthol, spices and minerals that complement a generous core of fruit. The French oak is beautifully integrated and the wine possesses exceptional overall balance, with a round, harmonious finish. This is a highly promising Barolo from Prunotto. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. I was very impressed with the wines I tasted from Prunotto this year. The Barolos and Barbarescos in particular are wonderful. A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620
About the producer
Founded in 1904 as Cantina Sociale "Ai Vini delle Langhe", Prunotto lies between Barolo and Barbaresco in the heart of the Langhe. Now part of the Antinori family of estates, it crafts terroir-driven wines that showcase the region's finest vineyard sites.