la spinetta barbaresco bordini 2021 750ml

Light ruby red. The bouquet has hints of wild strawberry, nectarine and cinnamon. Full-bodied and round, ginger and green tea notes shaping soft yet decisive tannins. The finish is full and precise.

Pair with tagliatelle with rabbit ragù and caciucco (Italian fish stew).

• 95James Suckling

  Lots of flower petal, dried strawberry, cedar and milk chocolate character on the nose and palate. Medium- to full-bodied with tannins that build on the palate and are long and consistent. Turns soft at the end as it grows on the palate. Better in 2027 and on onwards.

• 93Wine Spectator

  Offering a mix of balsamic and savory aromas and flavors, this red reveals notes of eucalyptus, mint, juniper, black currant and raspberry. Sleek and firmly structured, with intense fruit and a mineral element prevailing in the end.

• 93Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The La Spinetta 2021 Barbaresco Bordini, with organic fruit from the village of Neive, offers a voluptuous interpretation of Nebbiolo with fragrant tones of rose, blue flowers and sweet cherry on the close. The wine delivers more heft and fruit weight overall with pretty notes of crushed aspirin on the finish. It also tastes a bit stemmy with rosemary and dried herb.

• 92Vinous

  The 2021 Barbaresco Vigneto Bordini is a very pretty, open-knit wine. Crushed owers, red cherry/plum fruit, leather, spice, menthol and blood orange are front and center. Wines from Bordini tend to be a bit more tannic, but the 2021 here is pretty approachable.