Dark reddish garnet in color, essentially opaque. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe red fruit aromas of blueberries, cherries & mulberries with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, spice notes, herbs & minerals. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, plush, ripe fruit flavors of red cherries, blueberries & plums, herbs & minerals. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but should develop further with additional aging. A lovely & enjoyable Barbera. IMHO, there is no way objectively possible that this is a "65" point wine unless it was an off bottle.
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Full bodied, with some tannin character to it. Fun tasting, not exceptionally high acid here. A full year in wood. And it kinda feels like that - apparently the wood is there to get it more tannic and that is indeed what has happened.
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Red fruits with a chalky/dusty note. Some more earthy elements showed after airing longer. Good acidity, medium tannin. Medium finish. Not super complex but a fun bottle to drink.
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Trying to find a decent value on a restaurant wine list that was short, not much I would drink, and did not many values. It was a 2x retail. Haven't had a La Spinetta wine in a few years. Not a heavy hand with oak, apparently old barrels and no new oak. Black cheery, blackberry, dark Italian plums. It was very enjoyable.
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En bra producent och deras trevliga ingångs Barbera. Doft: Körsbär, björnbär, peppar och lakrits är toner som återfinns i doften. Smak: lite oblanserad med spretig syra. Doften var definitivt mer komplex jämfört med smaken. Däremot är den ung och fruktdriven. Rekommenderars att dekanteras under ett antal timmar.
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överraskande komplext för priset och druvan, enligt min nybörjarmening, med toner av örter och nåt nästan blommigt. Lång eftersmak, väldigt tjusigt barbera en blöt sommarkväll till sous vide entrecote och rådjursadel.
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4/26/2024 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark reddish garnet in color, essentially opaque. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe red fruit aromas of blueberries, cherries & mulberries with overtones of earthy/dusty & floral notes, spice notes, herbs & minerals. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, plush, ripe fruit flavors of red cherries, blueberries & plums, herbs & minerals. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but should develop further with additional aging. A lovely & enjoyable Barbera. IMHO, there is no way objectively possible that this is a "65" point wine unless it was an off bottle.
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2/24/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
On day two really kinda striking with its richer fruit character and depth.
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2/22/2024 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Full bodied, with some tannin character to it. Fun tasting, not exceptionally high acid here. A full year in wood. And it kinda feels like that - apparently the wood is there to get it more tannic and that is indeed what has happened.
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1/13/2024 - Elvis1969 wrote: 82 Points
This is not a good wine. Feels like low quality grape material.
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1/13/2024 - Raizzon Likes this wine: 90 Points
Red fruits with a chalky/dusty note. Some more earthy elements showed after airing longer. Good acidity, medium tannin. Medium finish. Not super complex but a fun bottle to drink.
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1/5/2024 - M.K.L wrote:
Platt! En besvikelse!
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12/27/2023 - Al Ehrhardt wrote:
Trying to find a decent value on a restaurant wine list that was short, not much I would drink, and did not many values. It was a 2x retail. Haven't had a La Spinetta wine in a few years. Not a heavy hand with oak, apparently old barrels and no new oak. Black cheery, blackberry, dark Italian plums. It was very enjoyable.
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12/26/2023 - CallesWine wrote: 86 Points
En bra producent och deras trevliga ingångs Barbera.
Doft: Körsbär, björnbär, peppar och lakrits är toner som återfinns i doften.
Smak: lite oblanserad med spretig syra. Doften var definitivt mer komplex jämfört med smaken. Däremot är den ung och fruktdriven. Rekommenderars att dekanteras under ett antal timmar.
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9/16/2023 - Bdwart wrote: 65 Points
Green, bright, fresh, lacked depth, quite acidic, not tannin, smelled better than tasted
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8/10/2023 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Deep cherry fruit with some Italian muscle to it. Evergreen and with some tightness, in a good way across it.
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8/5/2023 - Undegard Likes this wine: 86 Points
Smak av mörka bär och choklad. Lite örtigt. Medium tanniner. Medium fat. Behöver nog ett par år till på lagring i flaska. Svag burgundisk aceton doft.
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7/15/2023 - Landael Likes this wine: 91 Points
överraskande komplext för priset och druvan, enligt min nybörjarmening, med toner av örter och nåt nästan blommigt. Lång eftersmak, väldigt tjusigt barbera en blöt sommarkväll till sous vide entrecote och rådjursadel.
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6/22/2023 - Alexander F Likes this wine: 90 Points
Mörka bär som passar perfekt till grillat
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