Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 SPRHONE The Red Label is essentially

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

creamy minerality mid palate

and thyme into a wine of remarkable opulence and approachability

savory and utterly singular

including parcels in Eola-Amity Hills and Yamhill-Carlton

Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 SPRHONE The Red Label is essentiallyIf 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