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Gaja Barbaresco — illustrated vineyard of Piedmont
44°39′N 8°00′E · Piedmont
Gaja

Gaja Barbaresco

Perfumed, powerful Nebbiolo from one of Piedmont’s most celebrated houses.

ABV
14.0%
Style
Full-bodied dry red · Barbaresco
Price
$250 $$$$
Rating
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Structure

Body: 8/10 Body 8 Acidity: 8/10 Acidity 8 Tannin: 9/10 Tannin 9 Sweetness: 1/10 Sweetness 1 Fruit: 6/10 Fruit 6 Oak: 6/10 Oak 6

THE STORY

Nebbiolo is a grape of contrasts: pale in colour, huge in tannin, with roses and tar on the nose. Gaja’s Barbaresco is the expression most collectors seek out.

Nose

Rose, tar, dried cherry, liquorice and truffle.

Palate

Powerful and fine-grained; red fruit, spice and grippy tannin.

Finish

Long and savoury with a mineral lift.

Serve at

17°C 63°F

Open ahead

120 min

Decant to let the wine breathe and soften.

Drink within

25 years

A genuine cellar wine.

At the table

White-truffle pasta, braised beef, aged Parmigiano and wild boar.

How it is made

Fermented in stainless steel and aged in oak for around two years, then in bottle before release.

Terroir & region

Calcareous marl hills in the Langhe, cooled by autumn fog (nebbia) that gives Nebbiolo its name.

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