La Spinetta, Barbaresco Valeirano other_regions This warm-vintage expression does not

This warm-vintage expression does not have the same vertical lift that we saw in the glorious 2016 edition

As Christian Seely quipped

all wrapped in an impressively long and superbly complex finish that flashes focused power

86 ha in Mazoyères

It has a beguiling bouquet

La Spinetta, Barbaresco Valeirano other_regions This warm-vintage expression does notGood medium red. Wild aromas of truffle, smoke, underbrush, spices and cigar box. Then fat and lush in the mouth, showing the exotic side of the vintage. This silky Barbaresco has the sex appeal to be enjoyed early. Finishes with ripe, building tannins. Conveys a rather high pH feel, and indeed Rivetti notes that pHs are generally higher in his 2006 Barbarescos than in the 2007s. Stephen Tanzer