2017 Marrone Barolo "Bussia", Piedmont, Italy
ABOUT THIS WINE
Hand harvested from the Bussia cru vineyard, in Monforte d’Alba near border of Castiglione Falletto. The vinyeard is know for its clayey marl soils with high sand content and low permeability; vines planted 1960. Fermented 25 days at 30º C on skins in stainless steel tanks, and aged 30 months in oak, the first 10 months on fine lees with battonage; bottled under nitrogen cover and bottle aged at least 6 months before release.
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
Over a century of winemaking: four generations of passion, tenacity, investments and hard work. A story of tradition with a watchful eye on the future. The origins of Agricola Marrone date back to before 1887. A family that cultivated local grape varietals and showed ambition from an early phase.
When Pietro Marrone was born in 1887, his father Edoardo was already producing wines. From the time he was young he was very passionate and ambitious. In 1910, at 23 years old, he asked his father to grow some vineyards. In the early 1920s/30s the winery progressed and started cultivating vineyards using techniques that were revolutionary at the time: reducing production yields to prioritize higher quality and avoiding sowing wheat between vine rows, a standard practice at the time. An early adoption of what became modern cultivation practices. The family grapes became the most beautiful of the village, so slowly all the vineyards converted to that modern production system.
Since 2011 the winery is run by “Tre Fie,” the three daughters of Gian Piero and Giovanna. Valentina is the winemaker, Serena runs marketing and business operations, and Denise is the hospitality heart and manager of the visitor programs and restaurant. They farm with the least intervention and carry that through harvest to winemaking. “Oak in wine is like salt in soup.” This statement perfectly illustrates the careful attention the Marrone family pays to their wines – resulting in elegance with structure, delicious and judiciously crafted wines that are enjoyable at release and evolve for decades.