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Barbera d’Alba “Vigna Santa Lucia” 2022

Name: Barbera d’Alba “Vigna Santa Lucia” 2022
Brand: Cesare Bussolo
Price: 28.90 EUR
Availability: InStock

Old-vine Barbera from the Santa Lucia vineyard in the heart of La Morra. Juicy, floral and refined, this is the more elegant, lifted side of Bussolo’s Barbera.

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About this wine

“Vigna Santa Lucia” is Bussolo’s original Barbera project: a historic vineyard in La Morra planted on calcareous soils, worked at low yields to emphasise finesse over sheer power. The 2022 shows a vibrant, medium-deep ruby colour and a perfume of violets, wild flowers, cherry and subtle spice. On the palate it’s fresh and energetic, with juicy red fruit, fine acidity and a silky, almost Burgundian texture, offering plenty of depth without heaviness. This is Barbera built for the table: serious enough for fine dining, but joyful and approachable even in youth.

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Tasting Note

Critics describe the 2022 as an elegant, finely styled Barbera that highlights violets, wild flowers and spice, “fresh and energetic, light-footed yet concentrated,” with soft texture and precision – “Barbera in optima forma.”

In the glass

Bright ruby with purple highlights.

In the nose

Violets, cherry, wild berries, gentle spice.

On the palate

Juicy, fresh Barbera with silky tannins and vibrant lift.

Cesare Bussolo

A protégé of Roberto Voerzio, Cesare Bussolo is one of La Morra’s rising stars, crafting finely etched Barolo and Barbera. Tiny yields, careful selection and a gentle extraction aim to highlight purity of fruit, florality and silky tannins rather than brute power. His wines feel contemporary yet deeply rooted in traditional Piedmont terroir.

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Character of the wine

Grape Varieties

Nebbiolo

Vinification

Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel with ~20 days on skins and malolactic in tank, then 12 months in small oak barrels (minor proportion new, mostly used).

Classification

Barbera d’Alba DOC

Style

Juicy

Aging potential

Ideal for the next 5–10 years

Decant Time

1 hour max

Drinking Temperature

15-17 °C

Body

Medium+

Conservative food pairing

Pasta al ragu

Funky food pairing

Spicy ramen

Music pairing

Soul

Art pairing

Modernism

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