Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano, 2005 celebration 2023 Pauline Passot took over her

Pauline Passot took over her family's Chiroubles domaine and immediately became Beaujolais' rookie of the year

cut through by superb acidity that creates tension

A long infusion of fruits

These wines show energy and balance uncommon for such a warm year

Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco Santo Stefano, 2005 celebration 2023 Pauline Passot took over herSanto Stefano in Neive was Bruno Giacosa's home cru, a parcel within the Albesani MGA from which he made Barbaresco for decades under a long lease from the Stupino family. The 2005 is widely considered the last of the great Giacosa Santo Stefanos, a wine that captures Giacosa and longtime winemaker Dante Scaglione at the height of their powers before the stroke that shook the cantina in 2006. This is a white label release, which in Giacosa's hierarchy