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La Spinetta Barbaresco Vigneto Starderitext
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17½/20

La Spinetta Barbaresco Vigneto Starderi 2003

Piedmont, ItalyMade from old vines in the Neive area. Warm nose with floral, strawberry, vanilla, spicy, rose, barnyard, black pepper, cumin, leather and tar aromas. Rich, ripe, round tannins but big and concentrated. Lots of spicy, smoky, coffee, black cherry, strawberry jam, peppery, resin, licorice root flavour with some tobacco, cumin and chocolate on the finish. Big aromas, big flavours, big structure but has fine balanced. Needs 7-10 years but designed to age 25 to 30 years.Tasted: 01 July 2006Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$160.00750mlspeculative - Liquid Art Fine Wines
Producer: La SpinettaDistributors: Stile Brands
Grape: NebbioloCSPC: 201160UPC: 831906008032