2016 Spinetta: Gallina x2, Campè x2, Starderi x2 - Barbaresco, Barolo - 6 Bottles (0.75L)

The 2016 vintage in Piedmont is regarded as one of the finest and most balanced decades, yielding extraordinarily long-lived, complex, and structured wines.

1. Barbaresco Starderi Vürsù 2016 (Red Label)
Vineyard / Terroir: Neive (CN); bluish marl with a clay component that imparts great grit and structure.
Tasting Notes: Explosive and deep on the nose, offering ripe plum, raspberry, vanilla, sweet spices, tobacco, and balsamic notes of camphor and resin. Powerful, dense, and muscular on the palate, featuring fresh acidity and energetic, polished tannins.
Critical Ratings:
Vinous (Antonio Galloni): 96/100
obert Parker (Wine Advocate): 95/100
James Suckling: 95/100
Wine Spectator: 93/100

2. Barolo Campè Vürsù 2016 (Orange Label)
Vineyard / Terroir: Grinzane Cavour (CN); sourced from the upper portion of the Campè vineyard from vines over 70 years old. It features a lion on the label instead of a rhinoceros.
Tasting Notes: Imposing and monumental. Intense aromas of wild cherry, dried plum, graphite, leather, licorice, and a touch of iron/balsamic nuances. Structured, velvety, and exceptionally rich in texture on the palate, with tight tannins and a very long, savory finish.
Critical Ratings:
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate): 96/100
James Suckling: 96/100
Vinous: 96/100

3. Barbaresco Gallina Vürsù 2016 (Green Label)
Vineyard / Terroir: Neive (CN); light, sandy, calcareous marl soils with a southern exposure, yielding the most elegant and fragrant expression among the estate's Barbarescos.
Tasting Notes: Floral and refined profile. Aromas of black cherry, dried rose, aromatic herbs, orange peel, and wet earth. Silk-textured tannins, vibrant acidity, and remarkable finesse and balance on the palate.
Critical Ratings:
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate): 94/100
Wine Spectator: 94/100