Gaja
Barbaresco Nebbiolo
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Vintage 2003 | a treat, off course.
Vintage 2003 | a treat, off course.
Mar 15th, 2024
Calm and poised. A little tight. Some gnarly undertow and contained inky fruit. Less pretty than the other 01’z alongside.
Calm and poised. A little tight. Some gnarly undertow and contained inky fruit. Less pretty than the other 01’z alongside.
Mar 1st, 2024
The 2020 Barbaresco is a very young wine. In most years, the Gaja Barbaresco is quite showy, but the 2020 clearly needs time. There's terrific fruit intensity, but the aromatics aren't quite expressive. These days the Gaja wines have less oak imprint, which pushes the fruit forward, but also yields a wine that is a bit more austere in the early going. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2023)
The 2020 Barbaresco is a very young wine. In most years, the Gaja Barbaresco is quite showy, but the 2020 clearly needs time. There's terrific fruit intensity, but the aromatics aren't quite expressive. These days the Gaja wines have less oak imprint, which pushes the fruit forward, but also yields a wine that is a bit more austere in the early going. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2023)
Earth driven - softening by the moment - more evolved than expected
Earth driven - softening by the moment - more evolved than expected
Sep 6th, 2023
Very pale and rather light wine, question whether this has aging potential. Drinks well now.
Very pale and rather light wine, question whether this has aging potential. Drinks well now.
Aug 31st, 2023Pretty plummy fruit. Really stunning and clear, lifted fruit. Hints of roses, wild strawberry. Something great about this. A really well kept bottle.
Pretty plummy fruit. Really stunning and clear, lifted fruit. Hints of roses, wild strawberry. Something great about this. A really well kept bottle.
Jul 12th, 2023Mellow and rounded. Delicate edges. A real gnarly undertow. Pretty and long and delicious. Quite light
Mellow and rounded. Delicate edges. A real gnarly undertow. Pretty and long and delicious. Quite light
Jul 12th, 2023black cherry, damson, dried herbs. Light and focused and lifted high toned acidity
black cherry, damson, dried herbs. Light and focused and lifted high toned acidity
Jul 12th, 2023some dust and gnarly blue fruit. A nice mid palate. Long and focused
some dust and gnarly blue fruit. A nice mid palate. Long and focused
Jul 12th, 2023
Opened about two hours prior to service and allowed to breath. Two bottles were opened tonight from the same cellar and both corks showed some saturation but only through the first 1/3. No formal notes. A blend of Gaja’s 14 single-vineyards, 1997 “Barbaresco” pours a fairly youthful looking deep garnet color with moderate signs of sediment. The nose was initially shy but opened with air and revealed beautiful aromas of red and black fruits, tar, red and pink flowers, leather, dried earth and minerals. The structure is still going strong at 26 years young and I would still place the the tannins in the medium+ category. The finish is long and full of savory minerals. While I wouldn’t hesitate to pull the cork at this stage, these will be a joy to drink through 2037. This was a sublime paring with agnolotti stuffed with sweet corn, porcini and taleggio and a lot more of a classic representation of Barbaresco than I was expecting. Bravo!
Opened about two hours prior to service and allowed to breath. Two bottles were opened tonight from the same cellar and both corks showed some saturation but only through the first 1/3. No formal notes. A blend of Gaja’s 14 single-vineyards, 1997 “Barbaresco” pours a fairly youthful looking deep garnet color with moderate signs of sediment. The nose was initially shy but opened with air and revealed beautiful aromas of red and black fruits, tar, red and pink flowers, leather, dried earth and minerals. The structure is still going strong at 26 years young and I would still place the the tannins in the medium+ category. The finish is long and full of savory minerals. While I wouldn’t hesitate to pull the cork at this stage, these will be a joy to drink through 2037. This was a sublime paring with agnolotti stuffed with sweet corn, porcini and taleggio and a lot more of a classic representation of Barbaresco than I was expecting. Bravo!
Jul 12th, 2023