2012 Barolo Bussia
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Prunotto's 2012 Barolo Bussia is distractingly sweet, candied, and also lacking in complexity, with only modest depth and pedigree.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2012 Barolo Bussia reveals a bright and lively quality of crisp fruit that is characteristic of the Nebbiolo grape. There is good depth and layering here that starts off with dried cherry and cassis, and eventually leads to more ethereal tones of licorice, tar and smokey ash. You feel some of the heat of the vintage in terms of mouthfeel. The wine's texture is solid and tight. There is a touch of sour or bitter cherry on the close that is a little too prominent.
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.