Gaja
Barbaresco, Costa Russi, 2001
justerini & brooks tasting note
Generous ripe black spicy fruits with shades of cinnamon, underpinned by a silky tannic structure. There is plenty of backbone and fresh acidity giving this wine focus and vitality, a very refined Nebbiolo of breeding and stature.
critic reviews
94/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous
The 2001 Costa Russi is classy and gracious. Sweet dark berries, flowers, spices and licorice are woven together beautifully in this supple Costa Russi. The tannins could use more bottle age to soften further, but the Costa Russi is hugely attractive even today. Sweet tobacco, spices and crushed flowers linger in the empty glass.
DRINKING WINDOW 2013 - 2033
date of review 04/2012