Santo Stefano di Neive Riserva Barbaresco Nebbiolo

Tasted blind. Light amber with a reddish hint. Italian nose. Notes of tea, roses, some anise. Nice earthy mouth feel. Feminine and delicate, yet it's all there with structure and impact. I'm in Giacosa Barbaresco camp with my guesses, debating if this is as old as something from the 60s or maybe it's the 82. One of my favorite wines of the evening.

Dark plum fruit. Some garrigue and dark cherry. Dried herbs. Great

Everything I want in Barbaresco. Young, classically austere and super expressive in every way. A gorgeous wine with a very bright future…

A real wow nose. Tar, roses, dark fruit. Beautifully concentrated and intense. Some iodine and salinity but a deep and gorgeous long palate. Amazing stuff.

Tasted blind alongside another bagged bottle. This is light, thin reddish amber in color. Looks very old. Has a perfumed nose with notes of maraschino cherries, clove, tea, roses, some anise, some cinnamon. Very feminine and high pitched. As old as it looks in the glass, it gains weight with more air - even though we're told it's been in a decanter for 9+ hours already. Great structure and fruit vs acidity balance. Easy to guess as old Italian, but I go back to 60's Monfortino with my guess. The next morning I can still smell and taste this wine. Loved this.

Brownish amber color, translucent. Sweet nose. Notes of cherries, sweet raisins, roses, some tar, dark earth and peppery spice. Rich mouth feel. Silky. Fruit is faded at first but then becomes a bit more prominent. Needed 3 hours of air to power up the structure and acidity. In hour 5 this was singing! The amber color and slightly faded fruit scares me about how long of a life these bottles have, but there’s no denying that tonight this is a powerhouse and hopefully it delivers for many years to come.

Just stunning

Lovely balance. Soft essence.

Dark and meaty with tobacco and really sexy deep fruit. This is seductive and really expansive. Lovely balanced fruit. Still young... but real promise.

Wow. A really seductive nose with wild strawberry, dark tobacco and dense plummy fruit. Sweet and soulful but with a gloriously expansive middle. Really lovely stuff.