La Spinetta - Barbaresco Vigneto Gallina 2005
Price: $130.00
| Producer | La Spinetta |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Subregion | Barbaresco |
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Sku | 50774 |
La Spinetta Description
Color: Intense, vibrant red.
Bouquet: Dense and velvety with lots of chocolate, berry and spice character. A wine with tension and form with beautiful blueberry, spice adn mineral character, full body and chewy tannins and a long and flavorful finish.
Food Pairings: Ideal with grilled food, sauced and elaborate red meat and game.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
Complex aromas of plum, citrus fruit and dried mushroom follow through to a full body, with ripe, velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish. This is tannic as well. So give it some bottle age. Has impressive concentration. Best after 2012.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The 2005 Barbaresco Gallina is an especially successful wine in this vintage. A soft, caressing core of fruit provides striking balance to the wine's tannins. Notes of super-ripe red cherries, sweet herbs, roses and toasted oak emerge from this medium-bodied Barbaresco. As is usually the case, the Gallina is the most forward of the Spinetta Barbarescos, and this is a beautiful effort, particularly in this vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.
Wine Enthusiast: 92 Points
Vigneto Gallina is a refined and elegant wine that boldly unveils a determined personality and specific aromas of spice, black fruit, licorice and a touch of smoked bacon. The wine is compact and fresh with lingering tones of smoke and berry fruit and an extra long finish.
