2022 Giacomo Fenocchio "Bussia" Barolo

Of the four Barolo crus in the Fenocchio cellar, Bussia is the one the family calls home: the winery sits in this Monforte d'Alba cru, and Giacomo Fenocchio considered it the heart of the Barolo zone. The family's winemaking here dates to 1864, and Claudio Fenocchio has led the estate since 1989, holding to long skin contact and large casks while much of the region modernized. The 2022 draws on five hectares of Nebbiolo averaging 35 years of age, planted at about 300 meters in iron rich calcareous clay. It fermented naturally with 40 days of maceration, then rested six months in tank and 30 months in Slavonian oak casks of 35 to 50 hectoliters. This is the estate's flagship cru bottling, structured to benefit from several years in the cellar before opening.