La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi 2020 Size::6 Bottle Case incredibly fine tannins make this

incredibly fine tannins make this perhaps too easy to drink

The nose shows cassis and blackberry aromas with subtle cedary oak and the palate has a silky mouthfeel with sweet berry flavours and a lovely lingering finish

Loosen has the largest holdings in this legendary four-acre vineyard

5ha south-facing site on calcareous soils

97 POINTS - Winsor Dobbin

La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi 2020 Size::6 Bottle Case incredibly fine tannins make thisSourced from the Starderi cru site, 230m above sea level. Blue tinted calcareous marl with a small amount of clay. The southwest facing vines have an average age of 55 years and are farmed sustainably, with no use of pesticides or herbicides. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature controlled vats for an average period of 14 days. Malolactic conversion takes place in French oak barrels, of which 20% are new and the remaining are second