Barolo Garretti DOCG 2022 (BIO)

La Spinetta / Giorgio Rivetti | Piedmont
La Spinetta s.s. | Via Annunziata 17 | IT 14054 Castagnole Lanze

05114522 · 0,75 l · 78,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Grinzane Cavour, 240 metres above sea level. One of the few plots in the entire appellation with a full south-facing aspect. The single vineyard "Garretti" (MGA) embodies that exceptional harmony which first attracted Giorgio Rivetti when he decided to expand into the Barolo region in 2001. Here, where seventy-year-old Nebbiolo vines take root in alluvial soils overlaid with calcareous clay, wines of remarkable balance are produced. The vineyard benefits from exceptional ventilation due to its distance from the hill opposite – a microclimatic advantage that ensures exceptional temperature fluctuations even in the hottest years and preserves the wine's freshness. Vinification follows La Spinetta's tried-and-tested principles: 14 to 15 days' maceration and alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature, followed by malolactic fermentation in second-pass used French barriques. The wine is aged in wood for 24 months, followed by twelve months' bottle ageing before release – patience being an integral part of the philosophy. La Spinetta deliberately avoids using new barrels for this cru so as not to mask the fruit and elegance of the terroir.

A medium, bright ruby red in the glass. The bouquet opens with spicy, warming aromas of cedarwood, ripe cherries, dried herbs and leather. Crushed blossoms, red cherry, spices and tobacco unfold on the palate, enveloped by silky tannins. The wine is soft, open and approachable – a Barolo with a medium-term drinking window that need not be laid down for decades. Complex, velvety tannins carry the generous fruit all the way through to the long finish. This is a powerful yet harmonious Barolo, combining sweet, rich aromas of ripe fruit and spices with the noble structure of Grinzane Cavour. SUPERIORE.DE