Very volatile with nice fruit underneath.
Very volatile with nice fruit underneath.
Jun 11th, 2022
The 2016 Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga packs a serious punch. The rich style of this site married to the classicism of the year results in a Barbaresco that is going to need a bit of time to come around. Gaiun is often plush and voluptuous. In 2016, large-scaled tannins wrap around all of that fruit intensity, adding a very appealing dimension of structure. Sweet red cherry, cinnamon, mint, cedar, rose petal and blood orange build into the complex, layered finish. I have seen the Gaiun age effortlessly in its top vintages. I have no doubt that it will be the case here as well. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2020)
The 2016 Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga packs a serious punch. The rich style of this site married to the classicism of the year results in a Barbaresco that is going to need a bit of time to come around. Gaiun is often plush and voluptuous. In 2016, large-scaled tannins wrap around all of that fruit intensity, adding a very appealing dimension of structure. Sweet red cherry, cinnamon, mint, cedar, rose petal and blood orange build into the complex, layered finish. I have seen the Gaiun age effortlessly in its top vintages. I have no doubt that it will be the case here as well. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, October 2020)
Oct 23rd, 2020Chef’s Table. Very developed. By itself a bit tired but sang with the braised veal cheeks with Mexican leanings.
Chef’s Table. Very developed. By itself a bit tired but sang with the braised veal cheeks with Mexican leanings.
Feb 1st, 2020
Fresh leather, cranberry sauce, black tea, rosemary. Drinking pretty well but not for too much longer.
Fresh leather, cranberry sauce, black tea, rosemary. Drinking pretty well but not for too much longer.
Jan 4th, 2020
Pure lucidity: licorice, caramel, rose; woody, chewy tannins.
Pure lucidity: licorice, caramel, rose; woody, chewy tannins.
Dec 2nd, 2017
A super beautiful, mature Barbaresco with tons of orange zest and exotic spice notes. In great shape. Have always loved this vintage for Piedmont.
A super beautiful, mature Barbaresco with tons of orange zest and exotic spice notes. In great shape. Have always loved this vintage for Piedmont.
Aug 22nd, 2017
Perfect nose of dried flowers, fruit and light leather. Great mouthfeel across the entire palate with sweet fruits, herbs, dried flowers and hints of earth. Lingering finish.
Perfect nose of dried flowers, fruit and light leather. Great mouthfeel across the entire palate with sweet fruits, herbs, dried flowers and hints of earth. Lingering finish.
Jul 18th, 2017
As I pulled it out of the cellar I felt bad about drinking it so young. But this wine is awesome. Maybe it gets better but it’s great right now. Nothing out of balance, no tannin, no wood, no acid. 14%, don’t feel it at all. This is a worlds great wine. Drank it with a Waygu strip the first night and Italian sausage and salami with red sauce on the second day. Went with both. Great wine.
As I pulled it out of the cellar I felt bad about drinking it so young. But this wine is awesome. Maybe it gets better but it’s great right now. Nothing out of balance, no tannin, no wood, no acid. 14%, don’t feel it at all. This is a worlds great wine. Drank it with a Waygu strip the first night and Italian sausage and salami with red sauce on the second day. Went with both. Great wine.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 27th, 2018
2006 vintage, wound up and dense, with the most gorgeous pure nose of pristine, textbook Nebbiolo prettiness.
2006 vintage, wound up and dense, with the most gorgeous pure nose of pristine, textbook Nebbiolo prettiness.
1 person found it helpfulJan 1st, 2016
A bit oaky for my taste at first... But after 15 minutes that blew off and it was pretty nice.
A bit oaky for my taste at first... But after 15 minutes that blew off and it was pretty nice.
1 person found it helpfulJan 26th, 2014
Barbaresco, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
