Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv Size:6x750ml 65% Cabernet Sauvignon

65% Cabernet Sauvignon

clean and very dry finish that is supported by lemon-tinged acidity

(from Puligny fruit)

It seems that by way of explaining this paucity in the realm of Kabinett and Spatlese

an era in which finesse is just as prized as intensity

Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv Size:6x750ml 65% Cabernet SauvignonThe just bottled 2011 Barbaresco Albesani Viti Vecchie is an infant. All of the Albesani signatures are in place, but today it is the wine's tannins that dominate. With time in the glass hints of hard candy, sweet red fruit and flowers begin to emerge. The hot dry conditions during the growing season caused some issues with dehydration, which may have also manifested itself with concentrated tannins. There is plenty of time to see if more vintage 2011