Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano other_regions_italy The 2010 Valandraud has a

The 2010 Valandraud has a well-defined bouquet

There's a dusty or earthy quality as well with crushed stone and mineral

where the soils are not the usual slate

featuring beautifully knit layers of black and red fruits

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano other_regions_italy The 2010 Valandraud has aHappily, the 2011 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Albesani Vigna Santo Stefano had no such issues, and confirmed itself as a wine of early appeal loaded with easy charm. Its drinking beautifully right now, a refined and silky quaff redolent of ripe red cherry and rose petal aromas and flavors, though this specific bottle seemed a little more evolved compared to other bottles of this wine I have tried recently. Ian D'Agata