low production and full of energy
zippier shape than California Grenache usually manages
bright and full of wild strawberries and alpine minerals
It has a peppery mouthfeel before sherbet lemon sweetness
and that changes the whole mood
Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 CHECK UPC low production and full ofIf the classico is Cantina del Pino's graceful side, Albesani is its powerhouse. This single cru sits across the valley in Neive, on the storied Santo Stefano hill, where a warm southern exposure and clay rich soils push the Nebbiolo toward something fuller, riper and more muscular. The Vacca family works it the old way, with long maceration, two years in large oak, and no filtration, from a parcel that yields only about 3,000 bottles a year. It's a