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La Spinetta Barolo Campè DOCG

Azienda Agricola La Spinetta

Grape
Nebbiolo
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Region
Piedmont
ABV
14.5%

La Spinetta's single-vineyard Barolo from Campè in Grinzane Cavour, 100% Nebbiolo off 70-year-old vines on alluvial limestone-rich clay. Rose petal and plum lift into white truffle and underbrush over firm, polished tannins from French oak.

Best price
£120.14

2014 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout

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£120.14 best price · 6 retailers in stock · checked 28 Oct 2026

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8wines Best price 2014 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery charged at checkout Code NEWCUST8J: Enter NEWCUST8J to get £8 off with the minimum wine order of £88. Valid only for new customers, until 31 Dec 2027
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Tasting Notes

Tasting La Spinetta's Barolo Campè

Rose petal and plum first, then white truffle and underbrush over solid, harmonious tannins, the arc La Spinetta's own notes trace. With age come the leather, tar and earthy depth of mature Nebbiolo.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
10 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Nebbiolo
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Campè leads with rose petal and violet over ripe plum and black cherry. That is the floral signature La Spinetta highlights from this Grinzane Cavour vineyard. Bottle age pulls it towards white truffle, underbrush and tobacco, the savoury Nebbiolo register that reads as leather and tar. A whiff of French-oak sweetness, cedar and dried mint sits behind the fruit.

Rose petalRose petal
Black cherryBlack cherry
PlumPlum
TobaccoTobacco
TarTar
LeatherLeather
OakOak
LiquoriceLiquorice
Palate

Full-bodied and structured, with the solid, close-grained tannins of 70-year-old vines on alluvial limestone-rich clay. Nebbiolo acidity keeps the dried red berry, liquorice and espresso notes bright, while 18 months in French barrels lends a polished, faintly cedary frame. James Suckling found it chewy with velvety tannins. The wine stays tight and savoury rather than plush.

Finish

The finish is long and stony, closing on tar, dried rose and a firm tannic grip that calls for food or further cellaring.

Overall

A regal, age-worthy single-vineyard Barolo that drinkers like year after year and critics score in the low-to-mid 90s. It sits at the top of La Spinetta's Langhe range, built for the table and the cellar rather than easy early drinking.

Drink now Best by 2042
Live UK pricing

Buying Campè: 2014, 2018 and 2020 in the UK

Three vintages are stocked here from 3 UK retailers, from around £101 to £159. That is against a global average that runs well past £130 for this Grinzane Cavour vineyard.

Best price · 75 cl · 2014 £120.14 at 8wines
75cl · 2020 available from 8wines £120.14, in stock
Vintages live 2022 · 2021 · 2020 Current release: 2022
Per-litre (75cl · 2020 basis) £160.19 Lowest current 75cl · 2020 offer
Last checked 28 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 5 price lines

75cl · 2010: £200.00, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2014: £120.14, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2018: £138.88 - £141.00, 2 UK retailers

75cl · 2021: £137.00, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2022: £144.00, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

How Barolo Campè scores for your table

Built for rich food and the cellar rather than a weeknight, Campè rates highest on occasion and ageing, lowest on everyday and beginner-friendliness.

Best for an occasion 9.2/10

A prestigious Grinzane Cavour single vineyard from La Spinetta at over £100 a bottle, made for special occasions and serious Nebbiolo lovers.

Best with food 9.0/10

Firm Nebbiolo tannin and bright acidity make Campè a classic match for braised beef, game and truffle. Too structured for light dishes, so not a perfect score.

Best for cellar 9.0/10

DOCG Barolo with firm tannins, 14.5% alcohol and a minimum 18 months in French oak. Built to age 15-plus years, with a Riserva held a decade before release.

Best value 5.6/10

At about £101 the lowest UK listing sits just above the £92 Barolo median, but well under this vineyard's £130-plus global average. Fair value for a single-vineyard Barolo rather than a bargain.

Best intro to this style 3.3/10

Austere tannin, savoury tar-and-truffle complexity and a three-figure price make Campè a wine for experienced Nebbiolo drinkers, not a first Barolo.

Best everyday bottle 1.2/10

A structured, three-figure single-vineyard Barolo that needs rich food and decanting; the opposite of an everyday pour.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Barolo in five fields

A compact view of what the Barolo denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
1 varieties listed
This bottle: Nebbiolo.
Minimum ageing
38 months minimum
Of which 18 months in oak.
Region / area
Cuneo, Langhe: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Diano d'Alba, Cherasco, Roddi
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOCG · Barolo
Minimum ABV at this colour: 13.0%.
Classification
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
What that means →
Vintages

Campè across the 2014, 2018 and 2020 vintages

A cooler, fragrant 2014, a classically structured 2018 and a riper, generous 2020 show how Nebbiolo from Campè's 70-year-old vines reads the Langhe growing season.

2022 Current release
Best price
£144.00
Retailers
1 in stock
2021 Previous release
Best price
£137.00
Retailers
1 in stock
2020 Previous release
Best price
£120.14
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2042

A warm but balanced vintage producing ripe, generous, aromatic Barolo. Campè 2020 carries riper fruit over firm tannins and will benefit from time into the early 2040s. Wine-Searcher critic average around 93 points.

2018 Previous release
Best price
£138.88
Retailers
2 in stock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2038

A cooler, classically styled season giving fresh, perfumed, mid-weight Barolo. Campè 2018 is structured and floral, rewarding cellaring into the late 2030s. Wine-Searcher critic average around 92 points.

2020 Previous release
Best price
£120.14
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.5%
Window
Drink now through 2042

A warm but balanced vintage producing ripe, generous, aromatic Barolo. Campè 2020 carries riper fruit over firm tannins and will benefit from time into the early 2040s. Wine-Searcher critic average around 93 points.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Why La Spinetta Campè commands its price

Roughly 8.6 acres of 70-year-old Nebbiolo on alluvial limestone-rich clay and about 7,000 bottles a year set the cost of this single-vineyard Barolo. So does a minimum 18 months in French oak.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Barolo is in the DOCG tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 1 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 8.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 13.0% vol
  • Minimum ageing. 38 months total (of which 18 in oak)
  • Tasting panel. Mandatory pre-release tasting commission
03

Region and area context

Barolo falls within Piedmont, covering Cuneo, Langhe: Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra, Monforte d'Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Diano d'Alba, Cherasco, Roddi. The denomination is further divided into 11 sub-zones.

Barolo DOCG zone Wine route in the zone

Made at Azienda Agricola La Spinetta, Castagnole delle Lanze.

Wine route in the zone: Langhe Nebbiolo Route.

04

Reading the label

  • Azienda Agricola La SpinettaProducer / estate
  • NebbioloGrape varieties
  • Barolo DOCGGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2022Vintage (year of harvest)
  • Imbottigliato all’origineEstate-bottled
05

What sits behind the price of Azienda Agricola Spinetta Barolo Campè

Tracked from
£120.14
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 1 down
Main factor
70-year-old Nebbiolo on Campè's 8.6 acres, ~7,000 bottles a year
  1. 01

    70-year-old Nebbiolo on Campè's 8.6 acres, ~7,000 bottles a year

    Cost up

    La Spinetta farms barely 8.6 acres of 70-year-old vines at Campè in Grinzane Cavour. That caps output near 7,000 bottles a year and pushes scarcity into the price.

  2. 02

    Minimum 18 months in French oak, 20% new

    Cost up

    Malolactic and a minimum 18 months in French barrels (20% new) add barrel and cellar cost well beyond a basic Langhe Nebbiolo.

  3. 03

    Single-vineyard Grinzane Cavour cru

    Cost up

    Campè is a named single vineyard with critic scores around 92 for 2018 and 93 for 2020, and that reputation lifts it above blended Barolo.

  4. 04

    UK alcohol duty and VAT

    Cost up

    UK still-wine duty of £2.67 a bottle plus 20% VAT account for roughly £20 of the £101 entry price before retailer margin.

  5. 05

    Three UK importers competing

    Cost down

    Three UK retailers list Campè here and the £101 entry undercuts the £130-plus global average, so competition trims the UK street price.

01

70-year-old Nebbiolo on Campè's 8.6 acres, ~7,000 bottles a year

Cost up

La Spinetta farms barely 8.6 acres of 70-year-old vines at Campè in Grinzane Cavour. That caps output near 7,000 bottles a year and pushes scarcity into the price.

Food Pairing

Nebbiolo tannin and Langhe truffle: what fits Campè

Campè's firm tannic spine and savoury, tar-and-truffle register were built for brasato al Barolo, tajarin with white truffle and the game of its native Piedmont.

Tannin softening Strong match

Brasato al Barolo and slow-braised beef

Campè's firm, close-grained tannins bind to the collagen and fat of slow-braised beef, softening on the palate while Nebbiolo acidity cuts the richness. The dish is braised in Barolo itself, so the wine's tar and leather mirror the sauce.

Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Bollito dei Pastori · Beef stew · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Strong match

White truffle and Langhe egg pasta

La Spinetta lists white truffle and underbrush in Campè, the same earthy aromatics as the white truffles of the Langhe. Mature Nebbiolo bridges directly to truffle pasta from its home hills, while gentle tannins frame the buttery egg dough.

Try with: Tajarin al Tartufo · Tagliatelle al tartufo di Acqualagna · Truffle risotto · Agnolotti del Plin · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Porcini and earthy autumn risotto

Nebbiolo acidity lifts the creamy, umami weight of a porcini risotto, while the wine's tar and dried-leaf notes echo the earthy fungi. Tannin keeps each forkful fresh rather than heavy.

Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Radicchio risotto · Pumpkin risotto · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Red meat and game

Campè is full-bodied with a mighty finish, matching the weight of game and rare red meat. Its firm tannic spine handles the iron-rich intensity of venison and pheasant, and savoury, tobacco-edged length carries through the plate.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Agnello Ragu Lucano · Roast Pheasant · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Aged Piedmontese and alpine cheese

Mature Nebbiolo's acidity and dried-fruit depth offset the salt and fat of aged Castelmagno, Parmigiano and blue cheese. After bottle age Campè's tannin is resolved enough to sit beside a cheese course without turning metallic.

Try with: Cheese board · Gorgonzola, pear, and walnut risotto

Avoid Clash

Fiery chilli heat and delicate seafood

Campè's tannin and 14.5% alcohol amplify chilli heat and turn bitter against fiery Sichuan or vindaloo spicing. Its tar, leather and oak also bulldoze delicate white fish and raw seafood, leaving them metallic. Keep this Barolo for red meat, game and truffle.

Skip with: Crispy chilli beef · Szechuan beef · Lamb vindaloo · Sushi · Grilled sea bass · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Cellaring Barolo Campè

With its tannic structure and Nebbiolo acidity, Campè rewards the cellar. La Spinetta reserves its best grapes for a Riserva aged at least ten years before release.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
High

DOCG Barolo with firm tannins, 14.5% alcohol and a minimum 18 months in French oak. Built to age 15-plus years, with a Riserva held a decade before release.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£120.14 for a 75cl bottle of the 2014, at 8wines, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Campè page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 28 Oct 2026, 09:14 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from published drinker ratings, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Nebbiolo, Barolo and La Spinetta

Producer
Azienda Agricola La Spinetta Piedmont
Grapes
Nebbiolo
Denomination
Barolo DOCG
Region
Piedmont Region guide

Common Questions

It opens with rose petal, ripe plum and black cherry, then turns savoury with white truffle, underbrush and tobacco. The palate is full-bodied with firm, polished tannins from French oak ageing and a long, mineral finish. Drinkers like it year after year, often citing leather, tar and earthy depth.

It is 100% Nebbiolo from the Campè vineyard in Grinzane Cavour, in the southern Barolo zone of Piedmont. The vines average 70 years old on south-facing alluvial soils with a limestone-rich clay top layer.

Nebbiolo ferments in temperature-controlled vats for 14 to 15 days, then completes malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels, 20% of them new. It ages a minimum of 18 months in barrel before refining in bottle. La Spinetta makes around 7,000 bottles a year.

The 2014 is drinking well now through the late 2020s. The cooler, classically structured 2018 rewards cellaring into the late 2030s, and the riper 2020 will run into the early 2040s. Decant young vintages and serve at 16 to 17°C in a Burgundy glass.

It is stocked by 3 UK retailers on this page, with listings from around £101 up to £159. The 2014, 2018 and 2020 vintages are all covered.

Yes. With its firm tannic spine, French oak frame and Nebbiolo acidity, Campè is built for the cellar. Critics scored the 2018 around 92 and the 2020 around 93 points. The best grapes go into a Riserva aged at least ten years.

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