2021 Castello di Neive - Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano (750ml)

From one of Barbaresco's most historic and revered single vineyards comes this benchmark expression of Piedmontese winemaking at its most classically sublime. The Santo Stefano cru within the celebrated Albesani vineyard of Neive is the stuff of legend — a privileged parcel of Nebbiolo vines whose southeast-facing, Tortonian marl and limestone soils produce wines of extraordinary elegance, aromatic complexity, and age-worthy structure that have cemented Castello di Neive's reputation as one of the DOCG's most trusted and treasured estates for generations. The 2021 vintage, widely hailed as one of Piedmont's finest recent harvests, shines brilliantly here — cool nights and a long, unhurried growing season yielding fruit of exceptional purity, precision, and aromatic lift. Translucent garnet with the characteristic Nebbiolo brick rim, the nose is hauntingly beautiful and endlessly evolving — dried rose petals, wild cherry, tar, iron, anise, dried tobacco, and a gossamer thread of orange zest and forest floor that deepens with every passing minute in the glass. On the palate it is medium-full bodied and impeccably structured, with Nebbiolo's signature firm, silky tannins, electric acidity, and a finish of breathtaking length, mineral precision, and quiet, aristocratic power. A wine of genuine greatness from a legendary site — cellar generously and drink reverently.

Serve at: 64–68°F Drink: Now–2045, peak drinking 2028–2038. Decant minimum 2 hours.