Marcel Van Duinen

9.5

Volle Riesling, heeft wat weg van chardonnay, hele mooie bloemige neus, mooie zuren, lange complexe afdronk. — 3 years ago

Erwin

10

Heerlijke Spaanse wijn. Soepel. Fijne afdronk. Heel fijne/fruitige smaak. Drinkt makkelijk weg. Niet te hoog in de taninis. — 3 years ago

Vanessa

9.2

Here’s a beauteous Barbaresco from La Spinetta that we’re pairing with a homemade Bolognese – one of Mike’s (@deked1) favorites for his special day. 🥳 🎉  #happybirthday

This wine is comprised of 100% Nebbiolo, from Barbaresco DOCG, in the Piedmont region (NW) of Italy. 🇮🇹

Fun to learn that the artist behind the rhinoceros on the label -- originally created in 1515 by German artist, Albrecht Dürer – was both illustrated and carved into wood based only upon writings and descriptions of the animal, without the benefit of the artist ever seeing an image of one. 🦏 🦏

Bravo; ben fatto!  👏👏👏👏 Perhaps its central role on this label is meant to signify the creativity and ingenuity of the winemaker behind this beautiful bottle of wine. 🍷🍷🍷

This wine is beautiful, balanced, with strong structure – vibrant acidity, firm tannins, high alcohol, concentrated and complex aromas and flavors. It is medium garnet and offers developing aromas and flavors of sour cherry, strawberry rhubarb, anise, tomato leaf, dried oregano, violet, nutmeg, clove, cedar, and leather. The finish is long.

La Spinetta Vürsù Vigneto Starderi, Vintage 2013, ABV 14.5%.  Big thank you to @hoythill2011 and @sunfishcellars for the recommendation. 🙏🙏
@la_spinetta
— 5 years ago

with Deked1

Marije Nillessen

9.0

Hele lekker rosé! Drinkt zo weg — 6 years ago

with Mijke and Valerie

Aaron Tan

9.3

Been a fan of this cuvee since it's inception. To me, this is about as close as Aussie riesling gets to its German counterpart. Neither a good or bad thing, but I love that link between two countries I adore in this wine. That said, this was one of the best Aussie rieslings I've had all year.

German inspired methods on Western Australian fruit. From Frankland Estate's website:

All riesling grapes are harvested as cool as possible and pressed immediately, slow press cycles allow for soft and long extraction. Blocks and picks are kept separate and some juice from most blocks is fermented in barrel format for interest and comparison purposes. Picking decisions are made on ripeness and fruitfulness, with the main aim of working with natural balance yet intentionally look for greater ripeness with this wine and as a result greater degree of phenolic influence and texture. Juice is sent to tank to settle overnight (without enzyme or any additions). A cloudy juice is run to a combination of 1000ltr and 500ltr barrels. Fermentation is spontaneous and temperature controlled to some degree but temperature range is generally higher than tank fermentations. Post fermentation barrels are topped and left un-sulphured through to spring time quite often if residual sugars are high fermentation will be left to start again in spring as juice warms. Sulphur will be introduced when a decision is made on the vitality/fruitfulness of the wine and residual sugar is seen to be in balanced with the wine. Wine was left in barrel for 10 months (January).

The resulting wine is textural, spicy, and generous. Doesn't quite have the extract of German rieslings, but there's length, balance, and most importantly, it's uniquely its own wine. I feel that the provenance of the fruit shines through all that winemaking - that crunchy fruit-first with more green apple/citrus than stone fruits, steeliness, and light whiff of smoke/petrol. It's also remarkably clean for a barrel-treated wine (say compared to Koehler-Ruprecht or JB Becker). Enough with the rant because the takeaway is that it's delicious! — 7 years ago

Marcel Van Duinen

8.9

In het begin sterke stal-geur, maar dat trekt redelijk snel weg. Blijft wel wat nat stro achter en de stal verdwijnt niet helemaal.
Mooi smaak, brede structuur, redelijk lange afdronk. — 3 years ago

Diederick Swagemakers

9.3

9.3+
Minimaal 5-8 jaar weg leggen — 3 years ago

Arne Kittler

9.2

Fresh vorne, dann weg — 5 years ago

Andreas von Dreusche

9.1

GV und Holz ist eine gewagte Kombination, muss man mögen. — 5 years ago

Dunja Sanders-Schinkel

9.1

Fris met een zuurtje. Drinkt lekker weg — 6 years ago

Daniëlle van Geest

9.5

Heerlijk fruitige smaak. Drinkt gemakkelijk weg — 7 years ago

Ivar M

9.6

Geweldige wijn, het fruit knalt het glas uit, maar met ook aardse geuren van tabak en leer. Drinkt soepel weg en kan door één deur met verschillende kazen en charcuterie. Gewoon genieten tegen de heuvels van Verona en Valpolicella! — 8 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.2

‪ravishing rosé ✨ alert: I included this $13 ‘17 #LaSpinetta Il Rose di Casanova in an event I did in Westchester last night, and true to its name, it sent hearts racing ❤️ . Refreshing but uncommonly flavorful (cherry, peach, maybe some orange peel), with zippy tang and a long, lovely finish. Bonus: the label features the majestic rhinoceros 🦏 etched by genius artist Albrecht Dürer in the sixteenth century. If I had a summer house, this #wine would be stocked like soda. 🥤 ‬
‪#rose #rosato #rosado #rosewine ‬

— 8 years ago

Marcel Van Duinen

9.2

Helder rood, hint van paars, prettige neus. Weinig tannines, iets zurig, deze trekken echter in de afdronk weg. Afdronk eerst ietsje bitter, maar niet te overheersend, overgaand in lange brede prettige afdronk, dan komen uiteindelijk de tannines heel voorzichtig tevoorschijn, maar verdwijnen ook weer. Tranend glas. — 3 years ago

Marcel Van Duinen

9.4

De tannines zijn weg, blijft een zachte ronde wijn met diepte en lengte. Mooie neus, heel klein beetje troebel, heel ietsje bruinig. Mooie zuren, fruitig. — 3 years ago

David meijer

10

40e verjaardag na het ‘judgement of Bordeaux’. Een destijdse winnaar mag dat vieren.
Zou wat mij betreft nu weer een hoge score krijgen want dit is fruit, fruit en nog eens fruit met veel nuances van struikgewas, potlood, pure choco en tabak die afwisselend in de afdronk hun ding doen.
Perfect (V=98%😄) spul, drinkt waanzinnig soepel weg bij de Rillette, de bief moet nog komen. Oef. — 5 years ago

Bo Otten

10

Super super lekker! Heerlijk zacht en toch ook vol van smaak! Drinkt heel makkelijk weg. — 6 years ago

Tim Verheij

9.0

Zacht van smaak makkelijk weg te drinken erg lekker — 7 years ago

with Debbie

Ivar M

9.5

De geur heeft iets weg van vers afgebakken vloerbrood, oven, haard en noten. De smaak is ook notig, steenvruchten en maar iets wrang. Er is een complexiteit die er samen met rood vlees pas uitkomt. Erg lekker, sappig en rond! — 8 years ago

Ivar M

9.0

Ronde chardonnay die niet te vet smaakt. Beetje friszuur aroma en drinkt lekker weg. — 8 years ago

with Marcel and Hanneke