Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Friday, April 24, 2015 - A wine that represents some 20% of the whole Spinetta production: made from the grapes of 20-30 yo vines, aged for 12 months solely in old barriques.

Translucent dark cherry color. Sweet, juicy and succulent nose with very ripe aromas of bilberry, plummy fruit, boysenberry, blueberry yoghurt, some sous-bois and hints of sweet smoke. Medium-bodied, bright and lively palate with good acidity and smooth, velvety mouthfeel. Flavors of plummy fruit, pronounced spice, some bitterness, a little tart lingonberry and a touch of sweet volatility. The bright yet gentle structure relies completely on the tannins, as the wine has no perceptible tannins. The finish is long and acid-driven with succulent flavors of cranberry, pepper-driven spice, some coarse bitterness and a hint of plum jam.

For a Barbera this is really sweet stuff, but otherwise it is surprisingly nice with good acid brightness and lacking that overdone, overoaked and excessively soft La Spinetta style. A decent everyday red that can be paired easily with a wide variety of dishes as long as it won't matter that the wine's fruit is so ripe and sweet. Probably the best La Spinetta red wine I've had to this date.

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