2019 La Spinetta Barbaresco "Vigneto Valeirano", Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THE WINE The Vigneto Valeirano comes from a high elevation site near Treiso, where cool mountain influences and limestone rich soils shape one of the most refined and age worthy expressions in La Spinettas Barbaresco lineup. The 2019 vintage, marked by ideal ripening conditions and a long growing season, delivers purity, balance, and power without excess weight. Grapes from 5060 year old vines are hand harvested, fermented with native yeasts,

Although the Del Dotto story begins on our Rutherford Estate

Concentrated and richly textured

the grapes translate to earthy

a crisp Sauvignon Blanc

Bottled young to highlight its freshness

Very little sulfur is added during fermentation or at bottling

and picked early in the morning when the weather is coolest

The grapes for this wine are harvested from 15 year old vines in late September

and acacia blossom

This was a harvest that - despite extreme weather conditions - magically balanced out: the very heavy late autumn rains made up for the winter drought

Perfect for old corks that tend to crumble

Laura Lorenzo was the winemaker and viticulturist at an established Ribeira Sacra estate for close to a decade