- Nebbiolo from a 70-year-old vineyard in Grinzane Cavour
- Alluvial soil atop calcareous clay at 280 meters
- Fermentation begins in temperature-controlled rotofermenters for 12 days before finishing in oak
- Aged in used, medium toasted 600L French oak for 22 months before additional aging in bottle
- 900 cases produced annually
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Italy
Region:
Piedmont
Appellation:
Barolo
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-RIP-30-20 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2024-01-17
"This has lovely ripe fruit, with rich plum and peach fruit on the nose, plus hazelnut, orange and bread crust too. It's full-bodied, creamy and textured with melt-in-your-mouth tannins. Delicious finish. Try from 2026."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2025-01-30
"Accessible and subdued, the La Spinetta 2020 Barolo Garretti sources its fruit from the village of Grinzane Cavour. It reveals a medium-rich texture with moderate definition and a mild bouquet layered with black fruits, spice and earth. There's a pretty note of dark maraschino cherry on the finish that hints at the warm growing conditions of the 2020 vintage."
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
92+
Date
2024-05-15
"Moving to the Barolo side of the La Spinetta portfolio, the 2020 Barolo Garretti has a notably flashier, riper, and deeper profile, with aromas of balsamic herbs, candied cherries, and sweet licorice. Medium to full-bodied, it's rounded on the palate, with ripe tannins and notes of sweet tea leaf through the finish. This is another well-styled, ripe Barolo with some approachability now, although its oak spice warrants time to potentially integrate more completely. It very well may improve and garner more attention in another year or two. Drink over the next 8-10 years."
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2024-01-04
"The 2020 Barolo Vigneto Garretti is a plump, juicy Barolo that will delight La Spinetta fans. A burst of dark red/purplish fruit, herbs, flowers, vanillin and sweet oak makes a strong first impression. Soft contours add immediacy and charm. The 2020 is very nicely done. Even so, I would like to see less new wood. The wine doesn't need it, and Barolos like this are increasingly outliers."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2025-01-31
"Super intense nose of quite overt, squeezed blood oranges, together with dried roses and underbrush. Very extracted on the palate with medium to full body, crisp acidity and austere and drying yet well-grained tannins. Try from 2026."
2021
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2025-01-07
"The 2021 Barolo Vigneto Garretti is soft, open-knit and ready to go. Crushed flowers, red cherry fruit, spice, cedar and tobacco give this supple Barolo plenty of near- and medium-term appeal. Silky tannins wrap it all together in style. This fruity, easygoing Barolo is all charm."
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2023-08-24
2019
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2023-07-28
2019
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2023-01-10
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2023-02-27
2018
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2022-09-14
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2022-06-23
2018
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2022-02-04
2017
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2021-06-07
2017
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
93
Date
2021-05-30
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2021-06-17
2017
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2021-02-14