2008 Barbaresco Albesani, Cantina del Pino, Piedmont
Younger vines than the Ovello but producing wines of impressive concentration and elegance, this is also a late release having been held back for a year to mellow. Sweet, dried fruits and wild strawberries precede vanilla and mocha flavours with great integration of oak and silky tannins on the finish.
94+ points, Antonio Galloni