Castello di Neive Santo Stefano, Barbaresco DOCG, Italy 2020

The Barbaresco Santo Stefano is the result of an ethereal combination of the ideal terroir with the perfectly-suited Nebbiolo grape.  This wine shows all the characteristic elegance of Barbaresco with the complexity and richness for which Santo Stefano is known.  The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine are grown in the Albesani sub-appellation inside Barbaresco, in the single vineyard of Santo Stefano, which is owned entirely by Castello di Neive.

“The 2020 Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano marries elegance and power, capturing all this site has to offer. Bright acids and beams of tannin lend energy to this mid-weight, super-expressive Barbaresco. Crushed red berry fruit, flowers, spice, incense and blood orange are all finely delineated in a classy Barbaresco that delivers the goods.” — Vinous, 95