2008 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Alba Gallina

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  1/16/2021 - Rune Schwartz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Interesting with a 13 year old Barbera. Deep ruby concentrated red and blue fruits, cherries and some spicy elements with a touch of vanilla from the oak. Medium-full budy. Medium acid and medium tannins in the background. Good long aftertaste. Not very complex but very pleasant wine.

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  1/17/2019 - Krassens wrote: 88 Points

  Dark red-brown, intense acidity and heat, lots of black pepper, medium tannins, some dark fruit. Not very barbera typical and a bit out of balance. Not as good as expected, although decent length. Might settle down and improve somewhat over the coming years, but the fruit will probably not unfold much more,

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  1/20/2017 - Giampaolo Likes this wine: 87 Points

  rubino impenetrabile, bordo leggermente granata, il naso è tipicissimo del barbera d'alpa, ciliegie in confettura in primo piano e in misura impressionante, spezie dolci, caramello, naso decisamente zuccherino, tabacco e mandorle sullo sfondo. Il sorso è deciso all'attacco e corre molto verso la gola, sdoppiandosi tra densità e freschezza e risultando forse non pienamente omogeneo, il tannino è ancora robusto e piacevolmente amaro, molto lungo. Vino un po' masticabile e forse non finissimo, ma franco e piacevole.

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  8/1/2016 - veerapauline Likes this wine: 88 Points

  I would've never guessed this as Barbera! Smell is spicy with coffee, tobacco and plum. Taste has dark chocolate, tobacco, dark cherry and blackberry.
  Fresh fruit but dominated with very high spiciness and acidity. I wish I would've waited some more years to get the most of it. For Barbera this wine has amazing depth to it.

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  2/29/2016 - Ludi Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Cupissimo rubino. Il legno (caffè, tostatura, mentolo) condiziona ancora il naso, poi prugna secca, bacche rosse, ginepro, menta e traversina ferroviaria, chiodo di garofano, cannella. Bocca ricca, intensa, molto assertiva. Stile Braida

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