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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts:6829
 | | 10/25/2006 10:31 PM |
| | Opaque purple, medium nose of chocolate covered cherry, plums, smoke, saddle leather and spice. Medium plus body, intensity and acidity. A wine that commands your palates attention. Balanced. 91pts | | | |
| jaimetown
DC area
Wine Bottler
Posts:3411
| | 11/17/2006 4:03 PM |
| | I had a bottle of this about 2 months ago and it was quite oaky - seemed much more than the previous vintages. But I think when the oak tones down a bit in the future, it'll be much better IMHO. | | | |
| whiner
Second star to the right, and straight on till morning
Wine Thief
Posts:2869
| | 11/22/2006 8:31 AM |
| | I actually prefered the basic bottling in '03. I found this to be good, but, like jaimetown, quite oaky -- this almost reminded me of an Aussie [shudders]. Anyway, I thought this was good but too much licorice. I think I rated it 90 or 91. | |
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| jaimetown
DC area
Wine Bottler
Posts:3411
| | 02/06/2008 3:11 PM |
| | I have not had any luck with this wine. All the bottles I have had have possessed a strong roasted fruit characteristic that I haven't found in previous vintages. Same with a 2004 Bionzo (Asti) from a different store. I think I am done with Spinetta Barberas... | | | |
| Winoman
Herndon VA
Grape Sorter
Posts:382
| | 07/03/2008 12:39 AM |
| | The various La Spinetta Barberas have always been a mainstay for me - priced well - drank great - always. My objection of late has been more the pricing then any noted quality decline per se - but perhaps I am finding them less exciting of late - and I certainly am not going out of my way to look for them anymore as I used to (same goes for their Nebbiolo wines that I used to seek out - again its the price really that most deters me. | | | |
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