2017 Barolo Bussia Riserva Vigna Colonnello

Tasted before the wine was bottled, the Prunotto 2017 Barolo Riserva Bussia Vigna Colonnello shows that point of candied cherry or raspberry that underlines the dry and hot conditions of the summer growing season. Beyond that note of ripeness, however, this wine does reveal more complexity in the form of black licorice, spice and crushed flowers. The parcel measures 4.5 hectares with south-facing exposures and clay and loam soils. Only 5,000 bottles were made.

The 2017 Barolo Riserva Bussia Vigna Colonnello is an exotic, wild wine. Dark, savory and expressive, the 2017 has a lot to offer. The use of whole clusters introduces an attractive savory element that is complemented by the naturally more advanced notes of a wine that is now nearly six years old. Plum, macerated cherry, rosewater, spice, sage, lavender and dried herbs build as this deep, creamy Barolo shows off its incredibly distinctive personality.