SIGHT: GARNET RED, TENDING TO PALE ORANGE WITH AGEING. SMELL: RICH AND COMPLEX OF DRIED ROSE PETALS, CHERRY,AND CURRANT WITH TOASTED AND SPICY NOTES, FOLLOWED BY ETHEREAL HINTS LIKE UNDERGROWTH, LEATHER, AND TRUFFLE. PALATE: ELEGANT AND BALANCED, FULL-BODIED WINE. VELVETY TANNINS SMOOTHED BY AGING AND A GOOD FRESHNESS MAKE EACH SIP RICH AND PERSISTENT. IDEAL TEMPERATURE: 16-18°. PAIRINGS: PARTICULARLY SUITABLE WITH BRAISED AND GRILLED MEAT, BUSHMEAT, DISHES BASED ON TRUFFLES AND AGED CHEESES.
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VINIFICATION PROCESS
BUSSIA IS A BAROLO OBTAINED FROM A SUPERIOR SELECTION OF NEBBIOLO GRAPES FROM OUR VINEYARD WITH THE BEST PEDOCLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS. FOLLOWING THE TRADITIONAL RED VINIFICATION, AFTER A SOFT PRESSING OF THE GRAPES AIMED TO OBTAINING ONLY THE NOBLEST MUST, MACERATION WITH THE SKINS TAKES PLACE FOR 20 DAYS AT A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 26°C IN STAINLESS STEEL VATS. IT COMPLETES MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION BEFORE WINTER AND IT AGES FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS. BEFORE ENTERING THE MARKET IT REST IN BOTTLE FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 6 MONTHS.