Giuseppe and Lidia Rivetti created a winery in 1977 where they made their mark making single-vineyard Moscato d’Asti wines. Several years later they added Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes. Today Giorgio Rivetti is the winemaker. The Nebbiolo grapes were fermented for 7 to 8 days in temperature-controlled roto-fermenters with malolactic fermentation in French oak. The wine was then aged in new medium toasted French oak for 12 months then moved to stainless steel vats for 2 months, then bottled and aged another 2 months. The result is a delightful light bodied, easy drinking wine with bright, spicy red cherry fruit with vanilla notes enlivened with crisp acidity and chewy tannins, perfect with a fully-loaded pizza.
La Spinetta, Langhe DOC (Piedmont, Italy) Nebbiolo 2021
By Rebecca Murphy