Barolo Campe 2008

Description

Spinetta Barolo Campè is a powerful, elegant, and complex red wine. It boasts the DOCG designation. The Campè produced by the La Spinetta winery is a collector's item, an investment bottle, or one suitable for those who wish to indulge in the luxury of an unforgettable red. La Spinetta is among the most important wineries in Piedmont for both Barolo and Barbaresco. It was founded in 1977, when Giuseppe Rivetti moved to the Castagnole Lanze hill, known as La Spinetta. Today, the business is superbly managed by the Rivetti heirs, extends across 100 hectares of vineyards, and has expanded as far as Tuscany. The Barolo "Campè" is made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes, a wonderful native grape from the small town of Grinzane Cavour in Piedmont. These vines are between 40 and 65 years old and possess excellent vigor thanks to their favorable southern, southeast, and southwest exposure, as well as their location on calcareous soil 280 meters above sea level. The grapes used to make Barolo Campè ferment in stainless steel with maceration on the skins for approximately 7-8 days, while the wine is aged in medium-toasted barriques for 22-24 months. Bottling is carried out without filtration or fining. The result is a ruby-colored red wine with a powerful, engaging body. The Spinetta Barolo Campè is a bottle that belongs on the list of great labels that wine enthusiasts must taste at least once in their lifetime.

Details

Perfume

Warm, rich with hints of forest fruits and spices, and well-balanced with wood.

Color

Deep, concentrated garnet.

Taste

Round, distinct, powerful, but with a long, fine fruit finish

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

Over 25 years

Decanting time:

2 hours

Producer

Producer

La Spinetta

From this winery

• Start up year: 1977
• Oenologist: Giorgio Rivetti, Andrea Rivetti
• Bottles produced: 500.000
• Hectares: 100

The Spinetta winery was founded by the Rivetti family, Argentinean emigrants who came to Italy with the dream of producing their wines. The winery's name derives from the place where the family settled, at la Spinetta (hilltop) in Castagnole Lanze, the production area of Moscato d'Asti, a light and fresh wine to be enjoyed with desserts. And it was precisely by realising the potential of this wine that the Rivetti family began producing the Moscato Biancospino and the Bricco Quaglia. The desire for growth of the Spinetta winery manifested itself in the production of a red wine, Barbera Cà di Pian, which was followed by others such as Barbaresco, Barbera d'Alba Gallina until 2000 when the well-known Barolo was produced. La Spinetta wines are the result of an intense study of the terroir, with a preference for indigenous varieties and a path that sees its greatest work in the vineyard, since to achieve great results most of the work must be done in the vineyard and the rest in the winery. The La Spinetta wines featured on Xtrawine are characterised by their balanced taste with bottles that have received important awards from: Bibenda, Gambero Rosso, Veronelli and AIS.. Xtrawine offers bottles from the best vintages of 2013 and 2014 made from varietals such as: Nebbiolo, Blend Rosso and Sangiovese. Read more

Piedmont

Technical Sheet

Name	La Spinetta Barolo Campe 2008
Type	Red still
Denomination	Barolo DOCG
Vintage	2008
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nebbiolo
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Vendor	La Spinetta
Origin	Town of Grinzane Cavour (Cuneo).
Climate	Altitude: 280 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition	Limestone.
Cultivation system	Guyot.
Yield per hectare	2,500 bottles
Harvest	Early-Mid of October.
Fermentation temperature	Constant temperature
Fermentation	Maceration and fermentation last 7-8 days in horizontal fermenters with temperature control.
Production technique	Malolactic fermentation takes place in wood.
Aging	Entirely in new, medium-toasted French barriques for 24 months.
Year production	10000 bottles
Allergens	Contains sulphites