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Wines by La
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La
Spinetta Bruno, Carlo, and Giorgio Rivetti are
the three brothers behind the famed La Spinetta estate,
which was founded by their parents in 1977. La Spinetta
has become a modern Italian superstar winery, producing
some of Piemonte's most delicious wines at their main estate
in Castagnole Lanze and their newer 'Campè' estate
(acquired in 2000) in Grinzane Cavour. Enologist Stephane
Mazzetta, who settled in at La Spinetta several years ago
after working at other top Langhe wineries, implements and
oversees the work in La Spinetta’s stunning, first-class
cellars that handle grapes from 100 hectares of vineyards.
Three Barbarescos - Gallina, Valeirano, and Starderi - are
produced as well as a single Barolo, a Moscato Passito called
'Oro,' and several others. In 2001 the brothers bought 65
hectares more and established the budding 'Casanova' estate,
where they were excited to develop three pure Sangiovese
wines to express the inimitable land of Toscana just as
they had done at home in Piemonte. All three locations craft
their wines using state-of-the-art equipment, including
rotary fermenters and the most sophisticated grape presses
on the market. After vinification, all the wines are aged
in 100% new French oak barriques. Though clearly crafted
with an 'international' leaning, these wines are not overly
'modern.' The barrique effect doesn’t mask the fruit
and allows the underlying Piemontese pedigree to shine through.
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Wines:
From
the La Spinetta Estate
Barbaresco Gallina
Barbaresco Starderi
Barbaresco Valeirano
Barbera d'Asti Superiore
Barbera Cà di Pian
Monferrato Rosso Pin
Chardonnay Lidia
Sauvignon Blanc Langhe Bianco
Moscato Biancospino
Moscato Bricco Quaglia
Passito Oro
From
the La Spinetta Campè Estate
Barolo Campè
Barbera d'Alba Gallina
(Please roll your cursor over each line to see the list of
wines.)
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Region:
Piemonte
DOC(G)s:
Barbaresco
Barolo
Barbera d' Alba
Barbera d'Asti
Moscato d' Asti
Langhe Bianco
Monferrato Rosso
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Vietti,
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