Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 CHECK UPC and double-distilled as close to

and double-distilled as close to bottle strength as possible

more mineral with time

and butterscotch

bright and full of wild strawberries and alpine minerals

Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 CHECK UPC and double-distilled as close toIf 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