La Spinetta, Barbaresco Valeirano other_regions wild dark berries and forest

wild dark berries and forest floor aromas to shine

There is real size and weight to the very solidly concentrated large-scaled flavors that are supported by ripe tannins that are also unusually fine-grained in the context of the appellation

I was blown away by the multiple layers of silky

but there is plenty of concentration and depth to the dark-fruit character

La Spinetta, Barbaresco Valeirano other_regions wild dark berries and forestGood 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