La Spinetta, Barbaresco Gallina other_regions fresh and restrained nose offers

fresh and restrained nose offers good if not special complexity on the mostly red berry fruit-suffused nose

full-bodied

Hints of spice

in the (rightly named) Unico method (72 months’ oak)

black cherry preserves and stewed plums plus a savory undercurrent of grilled meats

La Spinetta, Barbaresco Gallina other_regions fresh and restrained nose offersMedium red. Aromatic, expressive aromas of cherry, rose petal, orange peel and minerals. Juicy, bright and gripping, but still in a distinctly fruity style. Substantial building tannins coat the teeth and give the finish a youthfully aggressive quality. Following the Bordini, this seems quite closed today. Stephen Tanzer