cherry and discreet earth elements

40% Pinot Blanc

even cool yet ripe nose blends notes of purple fruit with those of earth

770 cases made

This opens with noticeable if not completely dominant reduction as there is enough spiciness evident to suggest that the funk is not permanent

Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv other_regions cherry and discreet earth elementsThe 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