Barbaresco Vigneto Gallina Docg 2001 75 cl La Spinetta

Denomination: Barbaresco DOCG

Grape variety: 100% Nebbiolo

Received awards: 18 points in Espresso, 92 points Stephen Tanzer 93 points Wine Spectator, 92 points Parker 

Average production: 11,500 bottles (2.5% of entire wine production) - Average yield per ha: 2,300 bottles

First vintage/specialty: 1995, because Gallina was the first Barbaresco we made, it also was the first wine to carry the rhino label, however Gallina, named after the vineyard, means chicken in Italian, so people thought of us as being odd, putting a rhino label on a wine called chicken...

Vineyard: Name/location: Gallina, Neive Type of soil: calcareous - Average age of vines: 35-45 years - Average altitude:270 m - Vineyard size: 5 hectare

Special characteristics: south exposure, Neive is the most famous area for making Barbaresco

Wine making process: Time of harvest: beginning to middle of October

Cellar: LA SPINETTA, Castagnole Lanze

Fermentation: alcoholic fermentation for 7-8 days in rotofermenters at controlled temperature, malolactic fermentation in oak Aging: entirely in new, medium toasted French oak for 20 - 22 months Bottling: transfer to stainless steal vats for 3 months before bottling, aging in bottles for another 12 months Specialties: no filtration and clarifying Release: 3 years after harvest

Wine description: Color: defined red Bouquet: elegance of the Nebbiolo with scents of violets and aromas of currant and red raspberry

Taste: complex, full bodied with solid tannins, yet round with unusual sweeter sensations

Evolution: 25 to 30 years

Pairings: ideal with grilled food, sauced and elaborate red meat and wild game, or just to be enjoyed by itself

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