Barbaresco Starderi La Spinetta Riserva di G. Rivetti 2004 (1.5L)

95 Points, Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "This wine was tasted in a magnum. The 2004 Barbaresco Riserva Vigneto Starderi is another stunning expression. This time the bouquet is flatter and broader, delivering round fruit, leather, tar and spice. It shows huge intensity and beauty. In fact, everything about this wine is super-sized: The structure, the plush density it shows in the mouth and the impressively long finish. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2033." 06/13

93 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "Interestingly, the 2004 Barbaresco Riserva Starderi, from magnum is a bit more forward than the Gallina, which I would not have expected based on how the wines showed when they were young. Sweet tobacco, white truffles and worn-in leather all waft from the glass. The Starderi has plenty of depth in its fruit and relatively soft tannins for such a big wine, but the aromatics are a bit more evolved, all of which suggests the wine is best enjoyed over the next handful of years. Hints of crushed flowers and rose petals linger on the close. (Drink between 2014-2019)"

93 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "The softness and succulent character to this wine are impressive. Full-bodied, soft and caressing, it makes you want to drink it. Wonderful texture. Complex dried-strawberry and rose-petal character. Only in magnums. Drink now."