Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 CS20231031 Saint-Joseph sprawls: some fifty kilometers

Saint-Joseph sprawls: some fifty kilometers of riverbank

including a hint of spice

and a finesse profile rather than a power profile

From High West's distillery in Park City

and cigar-box spice in layers of mineral salinity and brisk acidity that define world-class Brunello

Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 CS20231031 Saint-Joseph sprawls: some fifty kilometersIf 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