You’ll absolutely love this wine. Barbaresco Santo Stefano offers intensity, harmony and imparts delicious aromas of sweet spice, wild berries, licorice, tar and light touches of smoke or graphite. It boasts a smooth, rich texture with bright acidity on the close. This is a very pure and pristine expression of Nebbiolo that will live long in the cellar.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Here is a very elegant and smooth wine that leaves a silky, polished impression in the mouth. It awards the nose with bright aromas of wild berry, licorice and toasted almond. It’s simple, genuine and sophisticated all at once.
— M.L.
(9/1/2012)
Bright and tonic, this cheerful Barbaresco delivers pretty aromas of perfumed spice, wild flowers, licorice and light shadings of talc powder. In the mouth, it offers an especially smooth and silky feel. Pair this elegant wine with lamb chops topped with crispy fried shallots.
— M.L.
(12/1/2010)
Very inviting aromas of dense fruit and rose-tinged floral notes announce this impressive wine. Big and well balanced, with cassis, cherry, coffee and black-licorice flavors. Finishes very long, with full tannins, cherry and mint flavors, and echoes of roses from the nose. Best Buy.
— W.E.
(4/1/2000)
Features delicate cherry and herbal notes on the nose, then intensifies on the palate, adding complex spice touches to the mix. Medium-bodied, with a fresh, mouthwatering finish. Drink now–2015. Imported by VinUS Inc.
— J.C.
(3/1/2006)
Great Barbera, perfectly matured and bargain priced. Intense blackberry fruit sports accents of vanilla on the nose, but the flavors show hardly any trace of oak, instead emphasizing cherry and plum. Lushly textured, with a long, tangy finish. Imported by VinUS Inc.
— J.C.
(3/1/2006)
This Barbaresco with fruit sourced from the Gallina cru shows sweet vanilla and spice spread over tight fruit aromas of cassis and plum. The aromas are steady, well paced and do not present themselves in an overdone or exaggerated way. In fact, linear elegance and restraint are what set this wine apart.
— M.L.
(9/1/2011)
Barbaresco Santo Stefano is a linear and silky expression of Nebbiolo, with pretty aromas of dried raspberry and smoke. It shows elegance and a bright, lively finish.
— M.L.
(9/1/2012)