Winery Bruno GiacosaBarbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nebbiolo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano from the Winery Bruno Giacosa
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano of Winery Bruno Giacosa in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano of Winery Bruno Giacosa in the region of Piedmont often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano
Original food and wine pairings with Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano
The Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano of Winery Bruno Giacosa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, saffron pasta with prawns or oven-baked lamb stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bruno Giacosa's Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano from Winery Bruno Giacosa are 1978, 2006, 2004, 1996 and 1982.
Informations about the Winery Bruno Giacosa
The Winery Bruno Giacosa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbaresco
Big sister of Barolo on the hills east of Alba. Pure Nebbiolo (100%) as red: garnet robe turning brick-orange, signature nose of rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, truffle, leather and tar, silky palate with firm but more elegant tannins, accessible younger than Barolo. Minimum 26 months' ageing (50 for Riserva), of which 9 in wood. Ages 10-25 years.
The wine region of Piedmont
Kingdom of Nebbiolo: Barolo and Barbaresco DOCG, long-ageing reds with firm tannins and lively acidity, complex aromas of withered rose, sour cherry, tar, truffle and undergrowth. More accessible, tangy Barbera on red fruit, supple, crisp Dolcetto. Sweet, floral sparkling Moscato d'Asti, mineral, lemony Gavi (Cortese) white, round, almondy Arneis from Roero. 50,000 ha across the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato, UNESCO.
The word of the wine: Heavy
Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.
