Castello di Neive Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2007

  • 95 Robert
    Parker
  • 94 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 91 Wine
    Spectator
2019 Vintage In Stock
65 99
OFFER 10% off your order of $99+
Ships Thu, Mar 21
You purchased this 2/29/24
1
Limit Reached
You purchased this 2/29/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Castello di Neive Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2007 Front Bottle Shot
Castello di Neive Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2007 Front Bottle Shot Castello di Neive Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2007 Front Label Castello di Neive Barbaresco Santo Stefano 2007 Back Bottle Shot

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2007

Size
750ML

ABV
14.5%

Features
Collectible

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Brilliant garnet, typical of wines obtained from Nebbiolo grapes. Barbaresco Santo Stefano is elegant - its varietal perfumes marry perfectly with fresh eucalyptus notes (typical of this particular vineyard), slightly withered flowers (pink, purple) and a sweet spice aftertaste. It has balanced tannins with a refreshing acidity and notable harmony, structure and persistence.

Professional Ratings

  • 95
    The 2007 Barbaresco Albesani Santo Stefano shows the weight and richness that is typical of this south-facing site in Neive. A rich fabric of dark fruit, fresh roses, new leather and menthol completely cover the palate. The Santo Stefano is impeccable in its generous, enveloping fruit. The intensity and sheer depth of the fruit manages to virtually bury the tannins, but they are there. As delicious as this is today, it will be even better in a few years- time. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2027.
  • 94
    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.
  • 91
    Rich, yet showing a juicy core of strawberry and raspberry, this is also marked by a firm structure. The tannins still need to be resolved, but are matched by sweet fruit in the end. Best from 2013 through 2022.

Other Vintages

2019
  • 97 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 92 Vinous
2018
  • 97 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 93 Vinous
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2017
  • 96 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 90 Wine &
    Spirits
2016
  • 95 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 94 Wine
    Spectator
2014
  • 93 Wine
    Enthusiast
2013
  • 93 Decanter
  • 91 Wine
    Enthusiast
2011
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
Castello di Neive

Castello di Neive

View all products
Castello di Neive, Italy
Castello di Neive Winery Video

Castello di Neive and the surrounding 150 acre estate are owned by the Stupino family, siblings Anna, Giulio, Italo, and Piera. The Castello di Neive winery began when Giacomo Stupino, the family patriarch, capitalized on his experience as a surveyor and his knowledge of the area to purchase favorable vineyards and land whenever possible. In the small cellars of their family home, the Stupino’s began their first wine production (including Messoirano, Montebertotto, Basarin, Valtorta, and i Cortini) and, over time, their acquired vineyards grew with the family’s production and ambitions. In 1964 the family purchased the castle with its spacious cellars, along with more land and farmsteads in Santo Stefano and Marcorino. This marked a turning point when the Stupino’s were able to renovate the castle cellars and reorganize their vineyards to produce wine according to modern methods. When Giacomo died in 1970, Giulio and Italo oversaw the transition from tenant farming to direct management of the land, initiating production and export of Castello di Neive wines abroad.

Image for Nebbiolo content section
View all products

Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.

Image for Barbaresco Piedmont, Italy content section

Barbaresco

Piedmont, Italy

View all products

A wine that most perfectly conveys the spirit and essence of its place, Barbaresco is true reflection of terroir. Its star grape, like that in the neighboring Barolo region, is Nebbiolo. Four townships within the Barbaresco zone can produce Barbaresco: the actual village of Barbaresco, as well as Neive, Treiso and San Rocco Seno d'Elvio.

Broadly speaking there are more similarities in the soils of Barbaresco and Barolo than there are differences. Barbaresco’s soils are approximately of the same two major soil types as Barolo: blue-grey marl of the Tortonion epoch, producing more fragile and aromatic characteristics, and Helvetian white yellow marl, which produces wines with more structure and tannins.

Nebbiolo ripens earlier in Barbaresco than in Barolo, primarily due to the vineyards’ proximity to the Tanaro River and lower elevations. While the wines here are still powerful, Barbaresco expresses a more feminine side of Nebbiolo, often with softer tannins, delicate fruit and an elegant perfume. Typical in a well-made Barbaresco are expressions of rose petal, cherry, strawberry, violets, smoke and spice. These wines need a few years before they reach their peak, the best of which need over a decade or longer. Bottle aging adds more savory characteristics, such as earth, iron and dried fruit.

DAK113405_2007 Item# 113405

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""