2015 Barolo Granbussia Riserva
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70% Romirasco plus 15% Cicala and 15% Colonnello. Six years’ ageing in oak. To be released in 2024. Aggressively selected. Five weeks’ maceration. Just 3,000 (one botte) of the potential 15,000 bottles. Their oldest vines and all three crus co-fermented. Not much presented to critics; it’s their personal project. Transparent garnet. Autumn-mulch nose. Cool and fresh with that minty note, sweet palate entry and masses of tannin on the end. Very ambitious. Still fresh but the tannins are pretty punishing from the start. This very definitely needs food! A wine that somehow has the same structure as a fine red bordeaux. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Barolo Gran Bussia is a very sexy wine. Ripe, seamless and inviting, the 2015 is impeccably done. Fully ripe tannins wrap around a core of plum, blood orange, sweet spice, pomegranate and new French oak. All the elements are nicely balanced. There's a lot to like about the Gran Bussia, but I find the oak imprint a touch strong. On the other hand, at nearly ten years of age, the 2015 is quite fresh, which deserves to be noted. I find pricing for the Gran Bussia completely out of touch with reality, but it is a very beautiful wine, there's no doubt about it.