As with many 2013s

Because of its greater power and richness

with a backbone of acidity that lifts the wine up and makes it extremely long and persistent

cassis and floral pastille flavors that show surprising energy for their heft

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano Vintage:2001 As with many 2013sHappily, 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