Samuli Jokipaltio

9.1

Tar and dark berries, reminiscent of Spinetta Barbaresco, but with a lot less structure. — 6 years ago

Al Shikoh

9.3

Medium ruby red with brick colored rim. Rose petals, cherry, leather, and hints of tar are evident on the nose. Dense red fruit on the palate with nice minerality, prominent fine grained tannins, and long finish. This wine, made by famed Barolo producer Giorgio Rivetti at his La Spinetta winery for his friend Ezio Cocito, is drinking very well right now. — 7 years ago

with Lisa

Justin Anthony

9.5

out of magnum // there's a reason for the wood // just gotta wait a few years to integrate — 8 years ago

Manny Abascal

9.2

Beautiful. An exciting find, up there with Mathiasson rosé — 8 years ago

Alexander Motola

9.1

I am generally a Moscato fan. The earlier reviewer commented that this had little depth after the first taste, and I agree with that. You get the sugary flavor, but none of the pine needles and honey of something little the La Spinetta. — 8 years ago

Damian Elias

9.2

Not the biggest fan of sweet wines but this is quite tasty. — 9 years ago

Damian Elias

8.9

Very sweet and refreshing — 9 years ago

Rob DeShane

8.9

Declassified grapes from La Spinetta....wonderful wine, wonderful value! Thanks again Dave! — 9 years ago

Layne Albert

9.7

Barchetta - new from Dave Pasternak. Great Italian seafood. — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.7

5% colorino in the Sangiovese here and this wine shows nice development — 11 years ago

Breck Warner

9.1

Really dark, very fruity, nice tannins — 7 years ago

Jeff Ball

8.9

A Chardonnay disguised as a Sauvignon Blanc. Candy and grapefruit on the palate and a bit of oak on the finish. — 7 years ago

Tomas Hickey

9.2

Light, clean, cherry. Delicious. — 7 years ago

Dave Weick

9.1

Drinking an excellent Sangiovese while eating good pizza is Tuscany la dolce vita. Good acidity, tobacco, dried cherry. I liked the 2004 just a bit better, though this is still a top shelf wine. The wine is actually too good for pizza but what the heck. — 8 years ago

with Joanne

Keith Crump

9.0

Bright with good length and acidity cherry with some floral hints and spice — 8 years ago

Justin Anthony

9.6

Flashy, in all the right ways — 8 years ago

Michael Descamps

9.0

Brunello type extract. Despite the 12 years of age, there's is still a lot of primary dark fruit. — 9 years ago

Luke Keay

9.0

2008. Awesome — 9 years ago

Mike Maloney

9.1

had in Amalfi.
Also make a good Chardonnay. — 10 years ago

Justin Hurst

9.1

Interesting. A Giorgio Rivetti/La Spinetta Fernet.

Nose reminds me of Branca , but palate is deceptively light and almost thin. Interesting, but didn't work for me. — 11 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.2

Side by side with the la spinetta barbaersco and I surprisingly preferred the la spinetta. This was classic Barolo to me - funk, tar, rose petal, mushroom. Higher acidity and lighter than the la spinetta. — 7 years ago

Drew

9.1

Pomegranate, tart and tangy. Really nice color and nose. Liked it a lot! — 7 years ago

with Ross

James Forsyth

8.9

Simple and concentrated with an abundance of fruit. It is what it is and what it is is revealed on the first taste. — 7 years ago

Sybil Gladden

9.5

Reminds me of Charles Spinetta Chenin Blanc or Muscat. Bought at Taste of Pismo. June 2016. — 8 years ago

Lefteris Grammatas

9.1

Aromatic, not too sweet, full body and refreshing — 8 years ago

Young Bock Lee

9.8

Hijt of dried black cherry, dark chocolate, hint of oxidation, lots of fresh leather aromas. Med p body, med p acid, med p tannin, fruit on forward but bitterness follows. Well balanced, long finish with concentrated red cherries. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Justin Anthony

9.2

2011 // great balance of acid and richness — 9 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.3

Expected this one to be DOA, but this was a really nice elegant old zin from the Eschen Vineyard. Dusty spicy old vine zin fruit in the best way possible. This is what CA wines should be all about. — 9 years ago

Neil Shah

9.1

Unique... Honey on the nose, long finish but soft tannins — 10 years ago

Andrew Preble

9.7

Love their wines. — 11 years ago