La Spinetta

Langhe Nebbiolo

2024
Langhe
Piedmont
Italy
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la spee-NET-ta LANG-ay neb-by-OH-lo
Varietal
Nebbiolo
$31
Flavors & Quality
Plum Plum
Licorice Licorice
Asphalt Asphalt
Organic Organic
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Palate Character

Balance & Finesse 2 Rich & Full 2 Light & Bright 2 Smooth & Silky 2 Round & Fleshy 2 Tone & Backbone 1 Powerful & Extracted 2 Bright & Crisp 2
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Tasting Notes
Medium plus bodied with elevated acidity and tannin, this Langhe Nebbiolo offers complex flavors and aromas of plum, red cherry, eucalyptus, dried herbs, rose and licorice, with a tar tinged minerality that lingers in the long finish.
COLOR
Medium Red/Ruby
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
14%
GRAPE(S)
Nebbiolo
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Why this wine made the cut…
Complex, approachable and affordable.
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Nebbiolo
100% Neb-BYO-lo
Nebbiolo is not only Piedmont’s, but also one of Italy’s most esteemed grape varietals, producing Tone & Backbone expressive, age-worthy wines. Nebbiolo is planted on south facing hillsides with the best wines planted on calcareous marl soil to the north and south of Alba in Barbaresco and Barolo. Nebbiolo tends to be pale in color, with brick notes with age that appear earlier than most other red wine varieties. In its youth, it has crisp acidity and high tannin, and with time displays ethereal perfumed aromas of including, cherries, tar, smoke, licorice, roses, and violets.
Country / State
Italy
Region
Piedmont
Sub Region
Langhe
Producer
La Spinetta
Winemaker(s)
Giorgio Rivetti
Vintage
2024