Luigi Giordano

Montestefano Barbaresco Nebbiolo

9.141 ratings
9.110 pro ratings
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Ruby with red fruit aromas and herb floral scents. On the palate flavors of sour cherry & dried berries, cinnamon, licorice, tar and herb notes. Full fine tannins bring fruit to long finish ending with woody earthy mineral character. Wonderful! Great now, will age!

Ruby with red fruit aromas and herb floral scents. On the palate flavors of sour cherry & dried berries, cinnamon, licorice, tar and herb notes. Full fine tannins bring fruit to long finish ending with woody earthy mineral character. Wonderful! Great now, will age!

Mar 24th, 2022
Sipping Fine Wine

Ruby with red fruit aromas and herb floral scents. On the palate flavors of sour cherry & dried berries, cinnamon, licorice, tar and herb notes. Full fine tannins bring fruit to long finish ending with woody earthy mineral character. Wonderful! Great now, will age!

Ruby with red fruit aromas and herb floral scents. On the palate flavors of sour cherry & dried berries, cinnamon, licorice, tar and herb notes. Full fine tannins bring fruit to long finish ending with woody earthy mineral character. Wonderful! Great now, will age!

Nov 28th, 2021
Michael Descamps

Incredibly aromatic. Fresh strawberry, candied rose petal, blood orange peel. Sleek tannin with a slightly aspirinic mineral component. Finish is super long.

Incredibly aromatic. Fresh strawberry, candied rose petal, blood orange peel. Sleek tannin with a slightly aspirinic mineral component. Finish is super long.

Nov 16th, 2015
Mike Martin   @TheWineShepherd

Wine Buyer Vintry Fine Wines

9.2

Defined with beautiful ripe elegant fruit, well integrated tannins and balanced acidity. #Winner #PiedmontGuy @Grand Cru Selections

Defined with beautiful ripe elegant fruit, well integrated tannins and balanced acidity. #Winner #PiedmontGuy @Grand Cru Selections

Oct 9th, 2015
Tom Higgins

Owner/Winemaker Heart & Hands Wine Company

8.9

Notes of wet granite, forrest floor, cassis, and stewed blackberries on the nose. A wild flower honey note presents itself as a precursor to some brett. The fruit is persistent in the mid palate with some tight tannins. Soft but simple, I would probably try to consume over the next 5 years (by 2020).

Notes of wet granite, forrest floor, cassis, and stewed blackberries on the nose. A wild flower honey note presents itself as a precursor to some brett. The fruit is persistent in the mid palate with some tight tannins. Soft but simple, I would probably try to consume over the next 5 years (by 2020).

Mar 19th, 2015
Phil Kessling

Always good. A favorite Barbaresco.

Always good. A favorite Barbaresco.

Oct 23rd, 2023
Michael Malpiedi

I wanted another few hours with this one - candied berry nose. Powdery unresolved tannin. Lime peel. Round warming spice.

I wanted another few hours with this one - candied berry nose. Powdery unresolved tannin. Lime peel. Round warming spice.

Jun 13th, 2022
Ed Tostanoski

Lighter than the Cavanna, but less complex/interesting

Lighter than the Cavanna, but less complex/interesting

Dec 26th, 2021
Phil Kessling

Young and needs a lot of air to drink now. Will be great in 3-5 years.

Young and needs a lot of air to drink now. Will be great in 3-5 years.

Feb 8th, 2020
Austin Tabbone

Wonderful and dense. Beautiful truffle and mushroom, powerful and elegant

Wonderful and dense. Beautiful truffle and mushroom, powerful and elegant

Oct 24th, 2018