Piero Busso Barbaresco Gallina 2018 6-bottle-test — Joel Watson - Winemaker

— Joel Watson - Winemaker

FLAVOUR AND TASTE

A full-bodied blend

Harvest started early with some of the Riesling on 26 February and this year the Grüner Veltliner was late

A Crozes capable of evolving well over time

Piero Busso Barbaresco Gallina 2018 6-bottle-test — Joel Watson - WinemakerPurchased in 1999, the domaine farms 1. 3 hectares of what is possibly the best known MGA of Neive (made famous by Bruno Giacosa). Sitting at 240 metres altitude on a low and twisting ridge opposite the Albesani Cru, Bussos vines are south west exposed and face the river. Its a windy microclimate despite not being particularly high. The soil here is the limestone rich SantAgata marl with sandy and calcareous layers. In 2015 Piero began to separate his