2013 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vürsù Vigneto Gallina

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 93 points

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  1/23/2023 - ex-sommelier wrote:

  Needed a ton of air, very dense and smooth 2013, but definitely needs more time for my taste. Well put together in a more full bodied style.

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  9/4/2021 - ChopperWine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Superb. A really special wine. Fragrant aromas of blackberry, plum, tobacco, leather and some licorice. Super elegant and smooth. Flavors of red cherry, stewed fruit and leather. Nice acidity, ripe tannins. A beautiful Nebbiolo which is so drinkable.

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  8/30/2020 - PatrickBa Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Ausdrucksstarke Nase, Cassis, Waldbeere, Brombeere, reiche und ausdrucksvoll, aktuell noch etwas dropsig. Hier trifft Moderne auf Tradition: auch Tabak und Schokolade an der Nase. Am Gaumen extraktreich. Der Wein ist aktuell sehr wild. Frucht, Gerbstoffe und Säure stehen in großer Spannung und Dynamik. Ich bin begeistert. Der Wein fordert mich. Ein bisschen verrückt, aber sehr stringent. Eine schöne Fahrt, von der Cassis-Brombeere am Gaumen, dann die sehr erwachsene Struktur am Gaumen, dennoch voller Wildheit.

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  8/17/2019 - Kalle62 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Like an old Barbaresco with relatively harmonized balance and low fruit. Lots of taste. Decanted for 2 hrs but I suppose this 1 l bottle will gain from a few years longer in the Cellar.

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  4/16/2018 - GreyhoundLA wrote: 94 Points

  Just drank with some beef ragu and whoa; I decanted for about 45 minutes, and I won't lie, it can benefit from aging. There was a slight astringency on the front palate that hinted at an elegant aging timeline, but the tannic backbone resembled a 20-year-old Nebbiolo, not a five-year-old. Eucalyptus, pine straws, and bing cherries went perfectly with my hearty and aromatic meal. It shows young in terms of integration and maturity, but this is a fine wine to drink right now as well. Tannins were soft (relatively) and fruit was a secondary player to the beautiful bouquet of flowers, earth, and a tiny bit of old wood that made it a fine food pair. Drink now or in 20 years. Your call.

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