Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv Vintage:2013 dark fruit coulis

dark fruit coulis

Full body and soft

The rich and supple flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also does a good job of buffering the moderately firm tannic spine shaping the complex

The palate is medium-bodied with a pleasant and supple opening

which is unctuous with lots of honey

Piero Busso, Barbaresco Albesani Vv Vintage:2013 dark fruit coulisThe just bottled 2011 Barbaresco Albesani Viti Vecchie is an infant. All of the Albesani signatures are in place, but today it is the wine's tannins that dominate. With time in the glass hints of hard candy, sweet red fruit and flowers begin to emerge. The hot dry conditions during the growing season caused some issues with dehydration, which may have also manifested itself with concentrated tannins. There is plenty of time to see if more vintage 2011