2001 Spinetta - Barbaresco Riserva Gallina
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The 2001 Barbaresco Riserva Gallina, a rich dark ruby, opens with a beautiful floral nose accented by subtle hints of white truffle and earthiness. It is ripe and sweet on the palate, showing good depth as well as complexity, with a somewhat attenuated finish and youthful, firm tannins. From magnum.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2001 Barbaresco Gallina, a dense, fully-saturated ruby, opens with a perfumed nose showing flowers, sweet spices, truffles and over-ripe fruit. Every time I taste this wine I am surprised by the lack of fleshiness and depth it exhibits on the mid-palate, although the oak, while still present, seems to have begun to integrate. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2013. A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700; Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411; and Bianco~Rosso Imports, Ltd., Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 781-0702
(from a vineyard in Barbaresco) Medium red. Reticent but sweet aromas of cherry, marzipan and spicy oak, with underlying minerality giving the nose a coolness. Then complex, aromatic and pungent on the palate, with a restrained sweetness, sappy acids and excellent concentration. A classic in the modern style, finishing with very broad, suave tannins, excellent density and a note of tobacco. This really calls for five years or so of patience. Seems a bit less dominated by oak than some recent vintages of this bottling.
The 2001 Barbaresco Gallina, a dense, fully-saturated ruby, opens with a perfumed nose showing flowers, sweet spices, truffles and over-ripe fruit. Every time I taste this wine I am surprised by the lack of fleshiness and depth it exhibits on the mid-palate, although the oak, while still present, seems to have begun to integrate. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2013. ||A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300; Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700; Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411; and Bianco~Rosso Imports, Ltd., Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 781-0702 Wine Advocate.October, 2006