Castello di Neive Santo Stefano Barbaresco

Barbaresco Santo Stefano Albesani DOCG bottle image

Wine Description

The Barbaresco Santo Stefano is the result of an ethereal combination of the ideal terroir with the perfectly-suited Nebbiolo grape.  This wine shows all the characteristic elegance of Barbaresco with the complexity and richness for which Santo Stefano is known.  The Nebbiolo grapes for this wine are grown in the Albesani sub-appellation inside Barbaresco, in the single vineyard of Santo Stefano, which is owned entirely by Castello di Neive.

Catello di Neive Cellar
Castello di Neive Vineyards
Castello di Neive Vineyards
Catine del Castello di Neive
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Acclaim
“Aromas of ripe black-skinned fruit, fragrant blue flowers, new leather and a whiff of menthol form the alluring nose. Full in feel and savory, the enveloping palate doles out fleshy Marasca cherry, raspberry compote, crushed mint and tobacco set against firm, fine-grained tannins.” (Editors' Choice)
— Wine Enthusiast, Dec 2020
“Aromas of ripe black-skinned fruit, fragrant blue flowers, new leather and a whiff of menthol form the alluring nose. Full in feel and savory, the enveloping palate doles out fleshy Marasca cherry, raspberry compote, crushed mint and tobacco set against firm, fine-grained tannins.” (#23 of Top 100 Wines of 2020)
— Wine Enthusiast, Nov 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Albesani DOCG
Vineyard name
The Santo Stefano vineyard
Vineyard size
17 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
825 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400
Yield/acre:
2.8 tons
Exposure:
Southern / Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1963; 1970; 1971; 2001
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1971
Bottles produced of this wine:
36,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12
Varietal composition:
100% Nebbiolo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
12 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Racking, Pumpovers, and Aeration
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels and Stainless steel tanks
Size of aging container:
35 HL
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
2 years
Age of Aging Container:
6 years
Length of bottle aging:
1 year
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Analytical Data
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