2008 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Albesani Vigna Santo Stefano

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  6/14/2023 - Inforred Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Clear, brick color. Beautiful nose of rose petal, cherry, and glycerol. Taste is mostly red fruit with a bit of tar. Silky tannins provide backbone. Four hour decant and served with pasta. Traditional barbaresco

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  12/2/2021 - jamesabdavis wrote:

  Very rich almost port-like nose, very balsamic.
  Rich ripe and full on the palate.
  Ripe finish with lively acidity and chunky tannins but all in balance.
  Overall this is super-ripe and not especially expressive but well-balanced.

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  9/5/2019 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points

  Acker 2019/09; 9/5/2019-9/7/2019 (Le Bernardin Prive, Marea): 7109/7300. Deep, sweet, and musky. Clean and spicy. 92

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  8/1/2019 - KeithAkers wrote: 92 Points

  Nose: The nose is savory, inviting, and all together alluring with a more feminine take to it. The aromas of violets, strawberries, truffles, red cherries, licorice, earth tones, berries, and roses meld together with excellent depth and class.
  
  Taste: Medium+ bodied with high acidity and high tannins. The feel is refined and regal with red cherries, licorice, strawberries, violets, earth tones, raspberries, pie tobacco, and potpourri. There is a slight astringency to the tannins though the acidity is well integrated.
  
  Overall: This is still at a nascent stage in its drinking life. While this will never be a powerhouse, it has an alluring and savory quality that is hard to resist. This has put on some weight since I last had it and if it can add just a bit more density, it has the room to grow into a gorgeous Barbaresco.

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  6/29/2019 - ceadsearc Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A nose of liquorice. On the palate, some red fruit, liquorice, spices, menthol and dried fruit on the black palate. Quite elegant and lean (if that makes sense) - I'll drink it anytime.

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