2011 Barbaresco Valeirano
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The 2011 Barbaresco Valeirano Vürsù is a stunning wine that shows the best side of this warm vintage. The wine maintains its elegance and its grace, but it also shows a riper side with blackberry, dried cherry, resin, licorice and tar. The ensemble is compelling and very attractive. The wine tastes very young at this stage, but it already exhibits the potential for an interesting evolution ahead. Dig deep and distinct aromas of tobacco, tar and balsam herb begin to appear. La Spinetta is a meticulous and detail-minded estate. That care is most certainly on display here.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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This is so complex, with decadent leather, tar and sliced-plum aromas. Porcini mushrooms. Full body. Firm and structured with fabulous fruit but subtle and racy. Better in 2017.
La Spinetta's 2011 Barbaresco Valeirano has come together beautifully over the last year. Deeply spiced and aromatic, the 2011 has begun to flesh out as the tannins have softened. Still, it is too soon for the Valeirano to deliver all it has. Today, the French oak remains dominant, which makes me think the wine may not have enough stuffing to balance things out. Time will tell.
Good bright medium red. Reticent nose hints at raspberry, menthol, licorice and sweet butter. Supple, dense and suave, offering the most volume and weight of this trio. Deep fruit here supported by an almost Barolo-like structure. Finishes with the sweetest tannins and excellent length. Made from Rivetti's latest-picked Barbaresco vines in 2011.