La Spinetta, Barbaresco Gallina other_regions with latent fruit to balance

with latent fruit to balance the structure

fresh and restrained nose offers good if not special complexity on the mostly red berry fruit-suffused nose

As Christian Seely quipped

crisp and pure flavors wrapped around a tangy core of ripe acidity that culminates in a chiseled and gorgeously vibrant finish

La Spinetta, Barbaresco Gallina other_regions with latent fruit to balanceMedium 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