COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2020
GRAPE
Nebbiolo
PRODUCER
Armando Parusso
REGION
Piedmont
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
Tannins
High
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Parusso Barolo Bussia 2020 is a single-vineyard Barolo DOCG from the Bussia cru in Monforte d'Alba, Piedmont, crafted by Armando Parusso. The Parusso family has a winemaking history dating back to 1901, with Armando bottling under his own name since 1971. The estate is known for its commitment to terroir-driven wines, often employing biodynamic farming practices. The Bussia cru is particularly recognized for producing complex and age-worthy Nebbiolo wines.
ALCOHOL
14.5%
AVG. PRICE
STYLE
Natural
SULPHITES
NO
When to drink
Later
Ideal temperature
16-18°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Vineyards in Bussia are often planted with vines averaging 50 years old.
Fact 02
Parusso estate practices biodynamic farming.
Fact 03
Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts is a hallmark.
Fact 04
Aging involves a combination of new French oak and larger Slavonian oak barrels.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The winemaking process for Parusso Barolo Bussia begins with hand-harvested Nebbiolo grapes, selected meticulously in the vineyard and cellar. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts takes place, often without added sulfites, followed by a maceration period of around 10 days at a maximum temperature of 30°C. The wine is aged for 12 months in 50% new French oak barrels and 50% one-year barriques. It is then blended and aged for an additional 18 months in 16 hl French oak barrels. Following this, it refines in large 5000-liter Slavonian oak barrels for 18 months, and then undergoes further aging in the bottle.
