Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv Size:6x750ml 53 ha parcel)

53 ha parcel)

(from Puligny fruit)

65% Cabernet Sauvignon

the wine emerges from the glass with a bouquet of honeysuckle

The energetic and well-detailed flavors possess a really lovely texture for a wine of this level

Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv Size:6x750ml 53 ha parcel)The 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