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Giacomo Fenocchio Azienda Agricola

Barolo Bussia 2021

Red still

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Denomination DOCG Barolo
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Piedmont (Italy)
Grape varieties Nebbiolo
Aging 6 months in stainless steel tanks, 30 months in large capacity Slavonian oak casks (35-50 hl) with a following ageing in the bottle.
Other years 2016
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Description

Fenocchio's Barolo 'Bussia' is a full-bodied and intense wine, warm and harmonious, born in the prestigious Bussia vineyard. It is vinified in steel and aged for 30 months in large casks. Notes of flowers, fruit and sweet spices in an elegant and structured texture.

Awards

  • 2021

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2021

    94

    /100

    Decanter is a wine and lifestyle magazine, published monthly in around 90 countries. The magazine includes industry news, classic guides and advice on wine and spirits.

  • 2021

    3

    This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.

  • 2021

    94

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2021

    94

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2021

    4

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

  • 2021

    94

    /100

    Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.

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Tasting notes

Profumo

Perfume

Enveloping and robust, with tones of juniper bark, rose infusion, blackberry and clove.

Colore

Color

Bright, clear garnet.

Gusto

Taste

Fresh, always taut, with firm tannins, iron mineral hints and a long finish with surprising floral returns.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Giacomo Fenocchio Azienda Agricola
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1850
  • Oenologist: Claudio Fenocchio
  • Bottles produced: 90.000
The Fenocchio are a family of Monforte, winegrowers for generations, but it was with Giacomo in the seventies that the fantastic development of their wines began. The cellar was founded in 1864, and today it is Claudio and Albino Fenocchio to guide it in that remarkable wine-growing panorama that is Bussia di Monforte. The production philosophy that distinguishes this historic Piedmont wine cellar is that of tradition, made of careful work in vineyards and long vinifications with the use of large barrels in the cellar. The result is really amazing and stunning: a fine wine, played on the delicate elegance and tones typical of the Nebbiolo variety.
The grapes are grown in the vineyard Bussia, 4 hectares of land exposed to the southwest on clayey and lime-rich, iron-rich land. Since 1972 the company also owns a vineyard in Cannubi, and since 1995 it is part of the property also a vineyard in Villero, another historic, highly vocated vineyard.
The cultivation in all the vineyards is based on the principles of sustainability aimed at reducing the environmental impact more and more. All of this has led Claudio to vinify with a safe hand, without consulting, in a traditional manner and minimizing the interventions in the cellar, obtaining as a result of sincere wines, respectful of terroir and vintage; Wine away from homologation, but incredibly fascinating for their intense aromas and perfumes: in one word, unique.
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It pairs well with meat dishes, game and aged cheeses typical of local cuisine. Moreover, it pairs well with rich international dishes.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo Bussia 2021
Type Red still
Denomination Barolo DOCG
Vintage 2021
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Vendor Giacomo Fenocchio Azienda Agricola
Origin Village of Bussia, Town of Monforte d'Alba (Cuneo).
Climate Altitude: about 300 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-West.
Soil composition Helvetian with clay and limestone sediments, rich in iron.
Yield per hectare 7,000 kg/hectare.
Harvest In mid-October.
Wine making Traditional long maceration method. Natural fermentation without adding yeasts for about 40 days in stainless steel tanks.
Aging 6 months in stainless steel tanks, 30 months in large capacity Slavonian oak casks (35-50 hl) with a following ageing in the bottle.
Total acidity 5.6 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites