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How many points did this wine receive? (I even left the price in to get your scores up there.)

“Full medium red. Aromas of graphite, rose petal and gunflint. Plump and full in the mouth, but also highly aromatic, thanks to its floral and mineral components. Still, this rather saline, dry, serious Barolo is a bit youthfully aggressive today, and much less obviously sweet than Rivetti’s Barbarescos. Finishes with building tannins. Very promising young Barolo, from chalk-rich soil similar to that found in Gallina and Starderi. ($150)” – Steven Tanzer’s Int’l Wine Cellar

Bonus: what is it?

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UPDATE:
The wine scored 92+? points. That sounds like a fudge if I ever heard one! So much for the precision of numerical ratings…Thanks for your emails with guesses and congratulations to Jack in Sonoma for nailing the wine.

And the wine is
La Spinetta 2001 (Guiseppe Rivetti & Figli) Barolo Vigneto Campe

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