Giorgio Rivetti La Spinetta Campe Barolo 2015 (75cl, 14.5%)

A Barolo DOCG from La Spinetta, made from 100% Nebbiolo. The 2015 vintage came from the Campe vineyard, where roughly 70-year-old vines produced very low yields after a 75% green harvest reduction. Maceration and alcoholic fermentation lasted 14 to 15 days in temperature-controlled vats. The nose opens with violets and hibiscus, then blackcurrant, blueberry and wild strawberry, with leafy herbal notes and delicate spice. The palate is warm and enveloping, with red fruit, a hint of white chocolate and spice, and smoothly resolved tannins. The finish is long and refined, with ripe red fruit, dried flowers and a gentle tannic grip.