Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano other_regions_italy weight and power to the

weight and power to the overtly muscular flavors that are also blessed with an abundance of dry extract that buffers the very firm acid backbone on the explosively long and palate staining finish

the ’09 is excellent nonetheless

Juicy and expansive in the mouth

This is even bigger and more powerful with its mouth coating broad-shouldered flavors that possess plenty of muscle before culminating in an explosive but tightly wound finish that just goes on and on

the 2004 is virile

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano other_regions_italy weight and power to theHappily, the 2011 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Albesani Vigna Santo Stefano had no such issues, and confirmed itself as a wine of early appeal loaded with easy charm. Its drinking beautifully right now, a refined and silky quaff redolent of ripe red cherry and rose petal aromas and flavors, though this specific bottle seemed a little more evolved compared to other bottles of this wine I have tried recently. Ian D'Agata