Winemaker Notes
The nose is broad and penetrating, with hints of fresh fruits, violets, and roses. Meanwhile, in the mouth it begins with a soft entrance, followed by gentle but persistent tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Giorgio Rivetti is very proud of this wine and his work in this classic, slightly cool vintage. The La Spinetta 2018 Langhe Nebbiolo offers dark tones and bright fruit definition with forest berry, wild rose and cedar wood. I actually tasted some ripeness and softness in this wine, which adds to its immediate and universal appeal. You could pair a wine like this with a wide range of foods, from pasta to breaded veal. Fruit comes from the youngest plants in the Starderi vineyard (in Barbaresco), and the wine is aged in barrique.
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James Suckling
Attractive dried-berry, orange-peel and mineral character here. It’s medium-bodied and juicy with candied citrus. Flavorful finish.
Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.
One of the key villages in the Barbaresco producing zone, Neive is often called, “the land of four wines” because it excels at producing top-quality wines from all four of the main Piemontese grapes: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Moscato. It also holds some of the most famous Barbaresco cru vineyards, namely Albesani, Gallina and Santo Stefano.