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Piero Busso Barbaresco Gallina Viti Vecchie 2016

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Piero Busso Barbaresco Gallina Viti Vecchie 2016
Producer Piero Busso
Region, Country Piedmont, Italy
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 21823-750

Purchased in 1999, the domaine farms 1.3 hectares of what is possibly Neive’s best-known MGA (made famous by Bruno Giacosa). Sitting at 240 metres on a low, twisting ridge opposite the Albesani Cru, Busso’s vines face southwest towards the river. Though not particularly high, it’s a windy microclimate. The soil is limestone-rich Sant’Agata marl with sandy and calcareous layers. In 2015, Piero began to separate his oldest vines (planted in the 1950s) for a separate old-vine bottling.

Introduced in 2015, Busso’s Gallina Viti Vecchie is drawn from a small parcel of 1953-planted vines in the heart of the Gallina Cru. The soil in this part of the vineyard is rich in calcareous clay (bluish-grey marl), but there is also some sand. Piero Busso describes this wine as having more depth, structure and enveloping fruit than the younger-vine cuvée. Consequently, the grapes macerate for up to 60 days with a submerged cap. Aging takes place in large Slavonian oak casks for 36 months before another 36 months in bottle. Compared to his Riserva from Albesani, Busso describes his Gallina as a softer, more charming expression of Barbaresco with sweeter, elegant tannins.

Piero Busso Barbaresco Gallina Viti Vecchie 2016

Reviews

“Very stylish and textural, with a fine-grained structure, dominated by red fruits. Firm tannins back up the nicely textured fruit, which shows great concentration. An intense wine showing such finesse.”
96 points, Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com

Reviews

“Very stylish and textural, with a fine-grained structure, dominated by red fruits. Firm tannins back up the nicely textured fruit, which shows great concentration. An intense wine showing such finesse.”
96 points, Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com

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