Parusso Barolo Bussia DOCG 2019 750ml

In the bottle with the dark brown label, the Parusso 2019 Barolo Bussia shows a slightly lighter garnet appearance compared to some of the other new releases from this producer. The Bussia (with 8,300 bottles released) reveals aromas of crushed rose, dried cherry skin, grape stems and tea leaf. Everything comes together with good intensity, and the wine delivers ample fruit concentration to the palate along with firm tannins. This wine will require patience and cellaring for sure.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Barolo
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Nebbiolo

The Nebbiolo grape varietal is widely understood to be the fruit responsible for Italy’s finest aged wines. However, its popularity and reliability as a grape which gives out outstanding flavors and aromas has led it to be planted in many countries around the world, with much success. These purple grapes are distinguishable by the fact that they take on a milky dust as they begin to reach maturity, leading many to claim that this is the reason for their unusual name, which means ‘fog’ in Italian. Nebbiolo grapes produce wines which have a wide range of beautiful and fascinating flavors, the most common of which are rich, dark and complex, such as violet, truffle, tobacco and prunes. They are generally aged for many years to balance out their characteristics, as their natural tannin levels tend to be very high.