Piero Busso Barbaresco San Stunet 2020
Piero Busso Barbaresco San Stunet 2020
San Stunet is the only Busso vineyard not in Neive, and instead is in the village of Trieso. Busso farms 1.5 hectares of vines, which sit at 400 metres in altitude on a steep gradient (16%). San Stunet soils are mostly yellow marl with a lot of limestone. The Busso vines lie on the southeast face of the ridge which delivers the deepest and most articulate Nebbiolo of this cru. The site is late ripening, usually picked 10 days after the estate’s other vineyards.
The winemaking is identical to the Albesani Vigna Borgese, but this has both more flesh and is punchier, suggesting both more tannins and acidity. Decant it and serve it in a Burgundy glass and you’ll be rewarded with a wonderful Nebbiolo loaded with character (dark cherry, honey, leather), depth and structure. It would ideally get 10 to 15 years bottle age, but if not, then lots of air.
The vineyards are located in Treiso, and Barbaresco DOCG San Stunet highlights this difference with pronounced characteristics. It takes one or two years longer to be ready: remarkable tannins, exceptional freshness, good acidity.
Vineyard: (Treiso) 1.5ha in MGA: San Stunet
Altitude: 400 m asl
Exposure: south-easterly
Soil: calcareous-sandy
Planted: 1985
Aging: in large botti barrels, bottle-aged for 6-12 months