Barbaresco Vursu Vigneto Gallina 2021 La Spinetta Piedmont - Italy Red C02

The Rivetti family story begins in the 1890s, when Giovanni Rivetti, left Piedmont for Argentina. Like many Italians then, he dreamed of returning rich man, perhaps even one day able to make a great wine in his homeland.

He never did, though his son, Giuseppe “Pin” did. Pin married Lidia, bought vineyards and began to make wine. In 1977 the family took up residence at La Spinetta (top of the hill) in Castagnole Lanze. It was the heart of the Moscato d’Asti country, a rather light and simple dessert wine. But the Rivettis believed that Moscato had the potential for greatness and set out to prove it by making Moscato Bricco Quaglia and Biancospino.

In the glass, it shines in a dense ruby colour with a garnet-red hue.

The bouquet is opulent: dark cherries, ripe blackberries and plums, accompanied by rose petals, liquorice, balsamic herbs and a hint of cedar wood.

Impressive depth on the palate – juicy fruit, fine tannins and lively acidity form a structural backbone that promises long development in the cellar.

The finish lingers with mineral freshness, fine spice and a hint of dark chocolate. A Barbaresco of immense radiance and longevity