Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 SPRHONE It's a lot of white

It's a lot of white Burgundy pedigree for a wine that drinks this easy

then two more in bottle before release

and thyme into a wine of remarkable opulence and approachability

The Red Label is essentially a love letter to the basalt it calls home

It's fermented and aged in barrel

Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 SPRHONE It's a lot of whiteIf 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