2000 Barolo Bussia
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The 2000 Barolo Bussia is equally muscular and solid but riper and richer than the regular bottling, ampler and more penetrating in aroma, and both more concentrated and more sensual in texture. It will need a bit of time. Drink: 2006-2018. Importer: Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620
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Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(bottled in November 2003) Medium red. Pure, subtle, perfumed nose. Sweet and lush in the mouth, with lovely balancing acidity contributing to the impression of perfume. Finishes floral and persistent, with lush, molar-coating tannins and noteworthy freshness and grip for the year. This was bottled on the early side for a market primed for the 2000s, admitted Torrengo.
The 2000 Barolo Bussia is equally muscular and solid but riper and richer than the regular bottling, ampler and more penetrating in aroma, and both more concentrated and more sensual in texture. It will need a bit of time. Drink: 2006-2018. Aug 2005, www.robertparker.com
(sample taken from a single 36-hectoliter cask) Full red-ruby. Slightly reduced, subtle nose combines black raspberry, currant, black pepper, minerals, fresh blood and game. Dense, thick and layered; a huge, very deep wine with compelling sweetness of fruit (the flavors are more black than red) and ripe balancing acids. Finishes ripely tannic and very long.
About the producer
Founded in 1904 as Cantina Sociale "Ai Vini delle Langhe", Prunotto lies between Barolo and Barbaresco in the heart of the Langhe. Now part of the Antinori family of estates, it crafts terroir-driven wines that showcase the region's finest vineyard sites.