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 Producer:
La
Spinetta
Region: Piemonte
DOC(G):
Barbaresco
Barolo
Barbera d' Alba
Barbera d'Asti
Moscato d' Asti
Langhe Bianco
Monferrato Rosso
About the Producer:
Bruno, Carlo,
and Giorgio Rivetti are the three brothers behind the famed La
Spinetta
estate, which was founded by their parents in 1977. La Spinetta has
become a modern Italian superstar winery, producing some of Piemonte's
most delicious
wines at their main estate in Castagnole Lanze and their newer
'Campè' estate (acquired in 2000) in Grinzane Cavour. Enologist
Stephane Mazzetta, who settled in at La Spinetta several years
ago after
working at
other
top Langhe
wineries,
implements
and
oversees the work in La Spinetta’s stunning, first-class cellars
that handle grapes from 100 hectares of vineyards. Three Barbarescos
- Gallina, Valeirano, and Starderi - are produced as well as
a single Barolo, a Moscato Passito called 'Oro,' and several others.
In 2001 the brothers bought 65 hectares more and established the
budding 'Casanova' estate, where they were excited to develop three
pure Sangiovese wines to
express the inimitable land of Toscana just as they had done at home
in Piemonte. All three locations craft their wines using state-of-the-art
equipment, including rotary fermenters and the
most sophisticated grape presses on the market. After vinification,
all the wines are aged in 100% new French oak barriques. Though
clearly crafted with an 'international' leaning,
these wines are not overly 'modern.' The barrique effect
doesn’t
mask the fruit and allows the underlying Piemontese pedigree to
shine
through.
Featured Wine(s):
From
the La Spinetta Estate, Piemonte:
La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallina
La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi
La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano
La Spinetta Barbera d'Asti Superiore
La Spinetta Barbera Cà di Pian
La Spinetta Monferrato Rosso Pin
La Spinetta Chardonnay Lidia
La Spinetta Sauvignon Blanc Langhe Bianco
La Spinetta Moscato Biancospino
La Spinetta Moscato Bricco Quaglia
La Spinetta Passito Oro
From the La Spinetta Campè Estate, Piemonte:
La Spinetta Barolo Campè
La Spinetta Barbera d'Alba Gallina
From the La Spinetta Casanova Estate, Toscana:
La Spinetta Sangiovese Sezzana
La Spinetta Sangiovese Sassontino
La Spinetta Rosso di Casanova
To purchase these wines, call our Portfolio
Managers at 212.473.2323.
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