La Spinetta, Barbaresco Gallina Vintage:2014 Here too there is a

Here too there is a lovely sense of energy and punch to the muscular but not really rustic broad-shouldered flavors that also possess very good if not sensational mid-palate concentration before culminating in a balanced and palate coating finish

There is that beguiling sense of underlying tension to the firmly stony and beautifully well-detailed broad-shouldered flavors that deliver superb length on the seamlessly well-balanced finale

cherry cordial and blackcurrant jelly notes with suggestions of Chinese five spice

all wrapped in a superbly complex

More positively there is solid volume to the succulent and relatively dense flavors that deliver better energy than usual on the discreetly mineralinflected finish where the refreshing citrus aspect communicated by the nose reappears

La Spinetta, Barbaresco Gallina Vintage:2014 Here too there is aMedium red. Aromatic, expressive aromas of cherry, rose petal, orange peel and minerals. Juicy, bright and gripping, but still in a distinctly fruity style. Substantial building tannins coat the teeth and give the finish a youthfully aggressive quality. Following the Bordini, this seems quite closed today. Stephen Tanzer