| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
7/11/2003 - Jock wrote: 93 pointsReally good if bigger than traditional Barberas. Very drinkable and slightly less well-balanced than 1998 or 2000 making it the vintage to enjoy while the others blossom. The Barbera Galina IMO is Rivetti's best red wine. (The Moscato is the definition of what Moscato should be.) |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
7/9/2004 - Eric wrote: 95 pointsOh my, this was my best bottle of this yet. Out of a 6-pack I am down to one remaining bottle. Popped, poured and wowed. The nose shows explosive aromatics of shoe polish, crushed raspberry, blackberry, and some toast. The palate is both leathery and lush with ample acidity. What blew me away was the 60 second finish that just coated your mouth and left you salivating for another sip. Spectacular! |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
6/7/2003 - Eric wrote: 90 points(Dinner with Christophe & Alex) Had this with pesto lasagne and broccoli di rape. Sweet nose with a candied raspberry/chambord element. On the palate this was fairly grapey at first, although with the food it matched well. An impressive wine, nothing serious, lots of fun, but not the same as the bottle I had last time. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
4/24/2003 - Eric wrote: 94 pointsHoly Toledo, right out of the 55-degree cellar and straight out of the bottle this thing is exploding from the glass and is amazingly concentrated on the palate. I can't wait to watch this unfold over the next few hours. What a nice way to break out of a week dominated by Kosher for Passover wines. An hour later, this has settled down a bit but is still a wine of amazing intensity. A nose with very predominant blackberry, toasty oak, and a high-pitched, almost minty, hint. Luscious. The palate has nice sweetness but also has a dark, brooding element with a lot of structure. An hour later, the dark, brooding nature is still there, but the structure has receded to the background and this is now silky smooth. This wine is highly extracted but not jammy and overbearing. The finish is nearly a minute long, gorgeous. One of the best Italian wines I have ever tasted! (+2 days) Well I had 1/3 of a leftover bottle, so 2 nights later I gave it a shot. It was less delicious than before but still drinking very respectably. Great juice! |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
10/28/2003 - Eric wrote: 93 pointsWow, what gorgeous aromatics of violet and raspberry jam; this stuff simply soars out of the glass! The palate starts very black but opens with time. This boasts explosive fruit with some black, brooding, leathery, shoe-polish notes in the background. I wonder if this is slightly tinged with VA, but even if so it works for this wine. Nice initial acidity keeps the finish perky. This started out a bit dry, but even with just 20 minutes in a decanter it is filling out nicely and gaining more and more weight with time. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
3/14/2004 - AndrewSGHall wrote: NROutstandingly good. Full-on fruit with depth. Blackberry and cherry. Very smooth. Complex, slight shortness on the finish. Great, bright acidity made it delicious with food. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
9/1/2003 - AndrewSGHall wrote: NR(Cinci off-line) Delicious and an example of how good Barbera can be. Very nice fruit and balanced acidic with good tannins. Spicy elements and earthy undernotes. Well-balanced. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
8/2/2005 - Eric wrote: 94 pointsMy last bottle of 6, sad to see this one go. Still showing very good form with a nose of flowers and leather, a palate of explosive raspberry, chewy, definitely showing a little more wood than I recall from the past, but wow what an expression of fruit! |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
5/2/2006 - Rupert wrote: 93 pointsVery serious, grippy, but loads of fruit and fragrance. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
4/1/2006 - duchamp wrote: 94 pointsBright ruby with a focused nose of red fruit, earth, truffles, smoke, tar and toast, fresh, rich and lively on the palate, lots of acid but well balanced, tons of complexity, long finish with hints of caramel, mocha and oversized dusty tannins |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
1/17/2009 - JPF16 wrote: 96 pointsGreat nose, great fruit, great balance, grat finish... singing right now. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
12/2/2009 - daniei wrote: 94 pointsexceptional ...had no idea barbara's could be this good.Big and bold and very colourful with a long baroloesque finish. This wine will still last a long while. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
7/7/2011 - coremill wrote: 90 pointsIs this "classic" Barbera? Does it show terroir? Maybe not. Is it modernist and oaky? Sure. Who cares? This is delicious. Lots of ripe, intense fruit that's showing no signs of slowing down, but it's not raisiny in the least. The oak adds some spice and caramel/vanilla notes but is nicely integrated now, as this is showing none of that grainy, paky oak tannin that I hate. Really nice acid balances the the ripeness so that you don't get tired of drinking this after one glass. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
7/30/2011 - cooberp wrote: 88 pointsOpaque crimson, blackberry and vanilla oak. Tasty but anonymous and unremarkable. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
3/12/2012 - Smooth Jazz wrote: 95 pointsBought 5-6 cases each of the Barbera Gallina 1998 and 1999 upon release. Had no idea, I still had a bottle of the 1999 left. Wine is absolutely superb with few signs of being over the hill. The tannins which softened after about an hour provide a showcase for the still present red fruits, spice and integrated oak. As good as it was, believe the wine drank great upon release and for a few years after when the fruit and level of extract stood up to the tannins a bit more. BTW, these wines have withstood the test of time better than most (not all) barbera's from the late 1990s. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
7/9/2013 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 92 pointsReally surprised at how well this wine held up. Fruit is rich and dark - much richer than expected for a Barbera. The oak and tannins have integrated nicely with the acid. Want to drink more. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
4/30/2015 - EirikM wrote: 91 pointsA deep, brooding and powerful wine, which drinks well now. Shows best with food as this takes the edge off the rather high alcohol and pronounced oak. On the other hand, the tannins have softened and don't intrude much beyond providing firm grip. Mushroom and liqueur-filled chocolate complement the fruit and wood and add up to good complexity. Whereas there is nice maturity developing here, there's also still a juicy quality to the wine, which I think is important for the overall balance. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
11/13/2004 - buckeye76 wrote: 93 pointsRICH FRUIT AND CHOCOLATE IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. BIG GOING IN, BUT HAD A SILKY MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH. IMPRESSIVE. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
1/20/2017 - gsquireh Likes this wine: 92 pointsRich and powerful and need decanting, a half hour and off to the races of saddle leather, blackberry, chocolate coffee and spice. Smooth and mouth-filling with rounded tannins and rich concentrated fruit and stone pine and cypress. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
11/27/2019 - vinelouse wrote: 92 pointsThe oldest in a flight of miscellaneous Barberas and showed naturally a bit restraint, almost diluted in comparison but shined with immaculate balance. Very nice. |
| Red |
1999 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallinamore |
5/22/2020 - hargy Likes this wine: 90 pointsa remarkable wine with just one bottle left of a case of twelve drunk and enjoyed over ten years - a gentle and subtle wine on it last legs now and should be drunk soon |
| Red |
2000 Icardi Barbera d'Asti Tabarenmore |
10/4/2003 - Eric wrote: 83 pointsAlthough fairly grapey and simple, this is a bold mouthful of fruit. As RMP states, there is a very distinct cola element to this, but it also has a slightly soapy edge (yes my glass was clean) that bugs me. |
| Red |
2000 Icardi Barbera d'Asti Tabarenmore |
5/29/2004 - JasonD wrote: 87 pointsItalian tasting – tasted once after about 5 hours. Wet earth after a spring rain, cherry and a slight hint of smoke on the nose, this seems to be moving toward barnyard but I am not sure. The pallet shows cherry and tannins that last for 20 seconds. |
| Red |
2000 Icardi Barbera d'Asti Tabarenmore |
11/15/2005 - bacchus wrote: 89 pointsloose fitting cork with some seepage into the capsule. nevertheless, the wine is in good condition. color is deep crimson with some translucency at the edge. no barnyard and no coca cola. pure vinosity with predominant cherry flavors. i wish that i did not continue to get short changed on longevity estimates by professional reviewers. the wine was a little thin on the opening. after 30 minutes its charms started to emerge. the nose is a little muted but the mouth feel is full and robust. finish is about 5 seconds. after peaking, the wine did not change in the glass, suggesting that it can still go another year or two. i always thought that 90 points was a significant threshold so i have to limit myself to an 89. however, the wine is a great value at the price point and was very pleasant with spanish chicken, plantains and rice and beans. will look for this again. |
| Red |
1997 Prunotto Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza Costamiòlemore |
8/29/2003 - Eric wrote: 91 pointsSuzi, Eric and Sid's Trip to Italy; 8/21/2003-9/4/2003 (Tuscany & Bellagio, Italy): (Dinner at Mistral in the Grand Hotel Serbelloni in Bellagio) A very dusky nose of blackberry, leather, coffee, and shoe polish. This has big fruit on the palate and is dark, brooding, and deeply layered. The finish shows very impressive length, WOW! This does show a touch of dryness and chewy tannin on the finish and much more structure than I would expect from a Barbera. It is drinking nicely now, but with a few more years this could really settle into an even better groove. |
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