La Spinetta
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La Spinetta 2000 Oro Moscato Passito
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A very impressive and sensual late-harvest wine from Piedmont that delivers an incredible complexity of aromas including roasted honey, apricot honey and maple syrup. But what really delighted and surprised me was its sudden burst of fresh flowers—like walking into a florists’ shop. With a beautiful polished copper color and a dense and concentrated finish.
— M.L.
(11/15/2006)
La Spinetta 2005 Gallina Nebbiolo (Barbaresco)
- $100
Vigneto Gallina is a refined and elegant wine that boldly unveils a determined personality and specific aromas of spice, black fruit, licorice and a touch of smoked bacon. The wine is compact and fresh with lingering tones of smoke and berry fruit and an extra long finish.
— M.L.
(4/1/2009)
La Spinetta 2004 Campè Nebbiolo (Barolo)
- $120
Two years of aging in French oak help shape the overall quality of this beautiful wine. It opens with a luminous garnet color and segues to aromas of spice, anise seed, mineral and black fruit. This is a penetrating interpretation of Nebbiolo with firm tannins and a powerful finish.
— M.L.
(4/1/2009)
La Spinetta 2005 Starderi Nebbiolo (Barbaresco)
- $100
Here’s a soft, generous interpretation of the Nebbiolo grape with plush aromas of milk chocolate, cherry, blackberry, Indian spice and anise seed. This is a linear and elegant wine with a floral-herbaceous finish that works beautifully with the wine’s natural acidity and firmness.
— M.L.
(4/1/2009)
La Spinetta 2005 Valeriano Nebbiolo (Barbaresco)
- $100
This vineyard designate Barbaresco delivers elegant mineral tones and pretty accents of chopped herbs, black fruit, forest floor, bramble and licorice. “Elegance” is the key word here and the wine finishes with soft tannins and impressive staying power.
— M.L.
(4/1/2009)
La Spinetta 2004 Bricco Quaglia Moscato (Moscato d'Asti)
- $18
Pink grapefruit, peach, mint candy, rose petal, chamomile, mineral tones and dried grass make for a surprisingly complex nose. Correct in every way, including bubble persistency, liveliness and impact in the mouth. Watch out for this producer’s excellent Moscato Passito and red wines as well. Imported by Vin Divino.
— M.L.
(12/15/2005)
La Spinetta 2005 Bionzo Barbera (Barbera d'Asti Superiore)
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- $50
After initial notes of fresh paint blew off, deep berry fruit and woodsy aromas took over, making for a strong opening. Red plum and campfire flavors unfold in the mouth and show good depth. The lightly spiced finish winds up slightly hot. Will hold a year or two but unlikely to improve substantially.
— W.E.
(2/1/2010)
La Spinetta 2006 Campe' della Spinetta Nebbiolo (Langhe)
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- $30
Crisp and well-balanced, this Nebbiolo opens with youthful aromas of raspberry parfait and coffee ice cream with sweaty saddle undertones. Slightly drying tannins frame the multilayered palate while cherry tones dominate the medium finish. A year in the cellar will smooth out the rough-and-tumble mouthfeel.
— W.E.
(2/1/2010)
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