Piero Busso

Barbaresco, Gallina, VV, 2015

Name: Barbaresco, Gallina, VV
Brand: Piero Busso
Price: 851.12 GBP

94/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93/100

Vinous

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2015
6x75cl
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2015
6x75cl
DP
£851.12

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

The Gallina Viti Vecchie makes its debut in 2015 – coming from a plot of old vines located in the centre of the Cru, planted in 1953. The soil in this part of the vineyard is rich in calcareous clay, alternating with bluish-grey marl and sands. Vivid and precise, everything is neatly in place. Stony and salty with fresher notes of summer fruits, flowers and mint, reinforced by a sweet and well-integrated tannic structure. A wonderful wine with bags of character and a silky refinement without losing any of its Nebbiolo energy and focus. Every inch the Grand Cru. Fermentation was in wooden vats, followed by a submerged cap maceration lasting 60 days. Ageing was in large Slavonian oak casks for 36 months, prior to 36 months in bottle.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

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Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

94/100

Monica Larner,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Gallina is one of the celebrated growing sites in the comune di Neive. It is known for its structured and age-worthy wines. The Piero Busso 2015 Barbaresco Gallina shows the soft and ripe aromas of this warm growing season with black cherry, plum and blood orange. In terms of mouthfeel, you will recognize the tight tannins and firm textural support. Pretty dustings of crushed mineral or limestone add to the elegance of the long finish.

drinking window 2023 - 2035

date of review 07/2020

93/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2015 Barbaresco Gallina is a very pretty, nuanced wine built on mid-weight structure. Floral notes, sweet tobacco, sweet red cherry, mint, rose water and cinnamon are all very nicely lifted in a gracious, inviting Barbaresco that will drink well right out of the gate. The 2015 is a bit ethereal in feel, but super attractive.

drinking window 2019 - 2027

date of review 11/2019

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.