La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi 2020 cabernet-sauvignon bay leaf and graphite aromatics

bay leaf and graphite aromatics

a vague pink fruit suggestion

counterpoised by elegant spice and herb notes

but it has a creamines and lovely baked goods element too

La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi 2020 cabernet-sauvignon bay leaf and graphite aromaticsSourced from the Starderi cru site, 230m above sea level. Blue tinted calcareous marl with a small amount of clay. The southwest facing vines have an average age of 55 years and are farmed sustainably, with no use of pesticides or herbicides. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature controlled vats for an average period of 14 days. Malolactic conversion takes place in French oak barrels, of which 20% are new and the remaining are second