Barbaresco Albesani Riserva Viti Vecchie

The estate's flagship comes from vines planted in 1948 surrounding the family home at 210-240 meters elevation. These 70-75-year-old vines on calcareous-clay-silt soils undergo extended 60-day submerged cap maceration - double the normal length. Ageing extends to three years in smaller 10-hectoliter casks rather than standard 25-hectoliter barrels, exceeding legal Riserva requirements of 50 months total ageing. Production represents "just a single barrel" in exceptional vintages.