Barbaresco
    Gaja

    Barbaresco,

    Destination

    Gaja, Barbaresco, 2009

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Gaja, Barbaresco, 2009

    Perfumed fine sweet fruits, this gradually expands on the tight-woven palate to fruit liqueur, currant, earth, sweet spice, and truffle flavours. Aged for a year in large french oak cask and a year in smaller barriques, a third new oak.

    ABV:
    14.5%
    94/100
    Antonio Galloni, Vinous
    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.
    Date Reviewed:
    10/2023
    Drinking Window:
    2025 - 2045

    specifications

    country:
    Italy
    region:
    Piedmont
    Appellation:
    Barbaresco
    Producer:
    Gaja
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Nebbiolo
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.