Wine Details

La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina Riserva DOCG (Magnum)

As for the other magnum Riservas, grapes for the Barbaresco Riserva Gallina magnum come exclusively from the highest part of the Gallina vineyard, an ideal location for the sustainably-farmed vines, free of pesticides, herbicides and any heavy machinery that might interfere with the purity of the vineyard and grapes. The bouquet of this exclusive wine is dense and velvety, loaded with chocolate, berries and spice. In the mouth, the wine is tense and full-bodied with a beautiful blueberry, spice and mineral character. Polished and chewy tannins give way to a long and flavorful finish. Released 10 years after harvest.

Region:

Producer:

La Spinetta Piedmont

Classification:

Barbaresco DOCG

Variety:

100% Nebbiolo

Number of bottles produced:

800 Magnums

Production area:

Gallina, Neive

Altitude:

270 m a.s.l

Age of vines:

36-46 years

Yield:

2,500 bottles (0.75l)

Training:

Guyot

Vinification:

Alcoholic fermentation for 7-8 days in temperature controlled roto-fermenters, malolactic fermentation in oak

Refining:

32-34 months in entirely new, medium toast French oak barrels

Alcohol content:

14.5%

pH level:

3.6

Acidity:

5.60%

Soil:

Calcareous

Harvest:

Beginning to middle of October

First vintage:

2001

Cellar:

La Spinetta, Castagnole Lanze

Bottling:

Transfer to stainless steel vats for 9 months before bottling, aging in bottle for an additional 5-6 years

Release:

10 years after harvest

Evolution:

Flavors:

A wine with tension and form with beautiful blueberry, spice and mineral character, full body, polished and chewy tannins and a long and flavorful finish

Colors:

Intense, vibrant red

Aromas:

Dense and velvety with lots of chocolate, berry and spice character

Recent press reviews

94

La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina Riserva DOCG (Magnum) 2012

Vinous Media (94)- "The 2012 Barbaresco Riserva Vigneto Gallina (Magnum) has aged quite well. Medium in body, with fine detail, the 2012 is impeccably balanced from start to finish. Pretty floral and spice notes play off a core of dark red-toned fruit. There's more oak flavor and tannin than the wines of today, but this is very good."

94

La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina Riserva DOCG (Magnum) 2010

Vinous Media (94)- "La Spinetta's 2010 Barbaresco Riserva Vigneto Gallina (Magnum) is still very young! Dark and sumptuous, the Gallina is a powerful wine. Ripe black cherry, dried herbs, spice, licorice and sweet new oak lend an extic flair. The Galina is always so intersting; it is the most understated of the three Barbarescos on release, and also the wine that ages the best. The 2010 has plenty of the flamboyence of this era at La Spinetta. It will drink beautifully for another decade or more."

96

La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina Riserva DOCG (Magnum) 2009

Wine Advocate (96)- "The La Spinetta 2009 Barbaresco Riserva Gallina Vürsù (Magnum) is only made in large-format bottles and is released 10 years after the harvest. The Gallina cru is known for its balanced and fruit-forward wines that don't shy away in terms of structure. This release offers tight textural stitching with interwoven layers of dark fruit, spice, savory licorice, smoke and campfire ash. The tannins, both from the fruit and oak, already show full integration at this point."