2010 Barolo Bussia Riserva Vigna Colonnello
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The 2010 Barolo Riserva Bussia Vigna Colonnello is another wine that misses the mark. The flavors are overripe and sweet to the point of being distracting.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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This is the top-shelf wine from Prunotto and is a wine that has only recently started production. The 2010 Barolo Riserva Bussia Vigna Colonnello offers grit and power, and a sense of profound density and depth that you do not get from the other wines among this collection of new releases. Of course, the excellent 2010 vintage makes the difference and gives this expression that competitive advantage. It offers a smooth and silky finish with flavors of wild berry, crushed mineral, violets and licorice on the long finish. It needs another ten years to flesh out further.
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.