La Spinetta, Barbaresco Valeirano Vintage:2007 especially if given a little

especially if given a little air

balanced and elegant finish

(87-89)/2019+

This is exuberantly fresh with its pretty array that is composed by notes of both red and dark pinot fruit

La Spinetta, Barbaresco Valeirano Vintage:2007 especially if given a littleGood 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