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WINE: BAROLO "BUSSIA" D.O.C.G. |
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Varieties: Nebbiolo (the Lampia and Michet clones).
Exposure: Easterly at 280 meters above sea level - Bussia cru Southeasterly at 300 meters a.s.l. - Bussia cru
Soil: Calcareous-clayey marls, with 25% sand.
Crop yield: 6 tons per hectare, i.e. 2.4 tons per acre.
Harvest: Manual, with strict selection of the grapes in the vineyard and the winery.
Harvest time: Between October 10th and Oct. 25th .
Vinification: Fermentation with maceration on the skins for 6 days, at a maximum temperature of 32° C.
Élevage: 50% of the wine is racked into new oak barriques, where it sojours for 12 months; the remaining 50% in one-year-old barriques, also for 12 months; the two portions are blended at the beginning of the second year, and élevage is completed in 16-hectoliter French oak barrels, where the wine sojourns another 12 months; the wine then sojourns in stainless steel for approximately 3 months before it is bottled.
Bottling: The month of June of the year before release.
Analytical data:
13.5/14% by vol. alc. cont.
5.60/6.00 grams per liter total acidity
27/30 grams per liter net dry extract
80/90 mg./liter total SO2
Wine maker: Roberto Gerbino.
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MONTI s.a.r.l. - 12065 Monforte d'Alba (Cn) - Loc. San Sebastiano, 39 Italy - Ph./Fax +39.0173.78.391
CCIAA CUNEO n. CN-1996-142727 - Cap. Soc. € 10.000 |
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