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Barbaresco, San Stunet
Piero Busso

Barbaresco, San Stunet, 2019

justerini & brooks tasting note

Pierguido describes San Stunet as “crazy steep, windy and completely exposed. It is very hard to work but I really believe that it has the potential to be the next great cru of Barbaresco. Every year the grapes arrive in perfect health with great freshness – this is going to be the key as the years get warmer.” In San Stunet, one finds a broader base of rippling currants black and red, with blueberries, sage and salt, underpinned by tannins of sinew. So long and persistent with great vitality and a cooling wash of sweet dark berries on the finish. A wine that will repay a little patience. From the commune of Treiso, San Stunet is a southeast facing vineyard at 400m altitude, one of the highest parts of Barbaresco. The soils are mostly limestone with some blue Marl. The site is late ripening, usually picked ten days after the others. Typically, the wine is livelier and more linear in structure than Busso’s other Barbarescos. Aged for two years in 25hl Slavonian oak casks.

critic reviews

94/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2019 Barbaresco San Stunet is a wine of real stature and depth. Macerated dark cherry, cloves, menthol, licorice, mocha, crushed rocks and dried herbs convey the essence of Treiso. This potent, virile Barbaresco has a ton to offer.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2034
date of review 10/2023

product details

Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
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Producer:
Piero Busso
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abv:
14%