Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 extra-brut-selection and the Lebanese-British Asseily family

and the Lebanese-British Asseily family have spent two decades quietly turning a derelict property into one of the appellation's standouts

Expect meaty

From the visionary team of Álvaro Palacios and Ricardo Pérez comes a wine that captures Bierzo's Mediterranean soul: Pétalos sourced from old Mencía vines across the appellation

melon rind and prickly pear all ride a wave of tremendous acidity through the exceedingly long finish

Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albesani 2021 extra-brut-selection and the Lebanese-British Asseily familyIf the classico is Cantina del Pino's graceful side, Albesani is its powerhouse. This single cru sits across the valley in Neive, on the storied Santo Stefano hill, where a warm southern exposure and clay rich soils push the Nebbiolo toward something fuller, riper and more muscular. The Vacca family works it the old way, with long maceration, two years in large oak, and no filtration, from a parcel that yields only about 3,000 bottles a year. It's a