Perfumed raspberry fruit remains juicy and structured
yield tiny amounts of fruit with deep concentration
affordable Bourgogne Blanc from Chardonnay
grown in hillside vineyards around Alba
non-interventionist winemaking that lets terroir speak
Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano, 2008 Tement 2025 Perfumed raspberry fruit remains juicyMontestefano is the muscular, structured grand cru of Barbaresco, often called the most Barolo like of the village's crus, and this Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva is single vineyard Nebbiolo that ranks among the great values in age worthy wine, rewarding the cellar at 5, 10, 20, even 30 years. Where Asili charms, Montestefano flexes: deeper, more powerful, with serious tannic backbone. The 2008 was a classic, structured vintage producing