1987 Barbaresco Santo Stefano
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The 1987 Barbaresco Santo Stefano, from a cold, rainy vintage that is now mostly forgotten, is faded and past the point of being able to provide any real pleasure.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Light translucent red. The 1987 Santo Stefano is a soft, pretty Barbaresco with a perfumed, spiced nose. With some time in the glass, notes of stewed fruits, tobacco, menthol and underbrush gradually appear on a light to medium-bodied frame, with great length and terrific freshness on the finish. Although it is a Barbaresco of modest depth, Giacosa's 1987 Santo Stefano is a wine whose whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. The revelation of the afternoon for the sheer drinking pleasure it afforded, it was not surprisingly the first bottle to be finished. Another great wine for drinking today and over the next five or so years.
About the producer
Bruno Giacosa – now run by daughter Bruna – is a cult Nebbiolo producer, that has consistently made some of the best single-vineyard Barbaresco and Barolo from the 1960s onwards. The“red-label” Riservas are some of the finest and most collectable wines in Italy.