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Gaja Barbaresco

Gaja Barbaresco (1971)

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Retail Price (inc. GST) (750ml)

Per Bottle: $686.35

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Gaja Barbaresco is an intense and complex red wine. On the nose, it offers sweet, ripe fruit notes and floral and spicy touches accompanied by a balsamic bouquet. On the palate, it is subtle and elegant, bringing back nuances of fruit combined with tobacco and sweet herbs like liquorice. A well-rounded wine with structure and longevity.

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Region
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Piedmont
Classification
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DOCG
Appellation
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Piedmont
LWIN
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1099605
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The 1971 Barbaresco comes as a revelation in terms of its precocity after so many years, partly because it came from a double magnum. Quite deep in colour, it offered seductive aromas of black plums, mulberry, boot polish and just a slither of marmalade. Silky smooth and plush on the palate, there is a melted mouthfeel to this Barbaresco that makes it completely irresistible. On the basis of this, large formats would seem to possess great longevity. Tasted at La Festa del Barolo in New York.

Drinking Window :
2021 - 2035
Reviewer Name :
Neal Martin
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  • Tobacco
  • Floral
  • Spice
  • Full Body
  • Fruity
  • Liquorice
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  • Lamb
  • Chicken
  • Pasta
  • Venison
  • Beef

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Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo

Tar, rose, licorice and trufflesThere is a certain mystery surrounding one of Italy’s most admired grapes. Perhaps it is because the name Nebbiolo is believed to derive from the Italian word for fog – nebbia.Nebbiolo produces expressive age-worthy wines and is, undoubtedly, most known for its Piemontese king of red wines Barolo, and its female counterpart Barbaresco.Nebbiolo does not travel well and is high maintenance, which is why it has never thrived quite as well elsewhere as on the Piemontese slopes. Alike its top contender Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo takes kindly to its terroir, thus displaying

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The Producer

Gaja is an Italian wine producer from the Piemonte region in the district of Langhe, chiefly producing a number of Barbaresco and Barolo wines, and later diversified into Brunello and Super Tuscan production. Its current owner and president Angelo Gaja is credited with developing techniques that have revolutionised winemaking in Italy, and terms such as "the undisputed king of Barbaresco", and "the man who dragged Piedmont into the modern world" have been applied to him, and whose Barbaresco wine is considered a status symbol on a par with Chateau Lafite-Rothchild or Krug. A...

The Region

Piedmont wine region geographyPiedmont (‘at the foot of the mountain’) is a very high-quality wine region in the northwest of Italy with Turin (Torino) as the main city. Mountains protect the region from every side, except from the east, where the Po River runs. Although Piedmont is at the same latitude as Bordeaux, it has a continental climate, with cold winters, because it is far from the moderating influence of the sea.However, the mountains and the river create a lot of fog (‘nebbia’ in Italian), which allows the grapes to ripen slowly, developing all the good flavours.They plant the vine...

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Gaja Barbaresco (1971)

$686.35

1 Bottle (750ml) Inc. GST

Out of Stock

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