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The Gaja name is synonymous with great Barbaresco. Hence, even his “regular” bottling is no simple wine. In fact, it is still one of the most sought-after Gaja bottlings (along with single-vineyard Sori San Lorenzo) and is a collector favorite year after year. Expect a particularly refined wine, with notes of cherry and earth, layers of flavors that slowly unfurl and a singularly velvety finish. Gaja’s Barbaresco may be his “regular” bottling, but it’s also his estate’s flagship wine and thus entirely extraordinary.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piemonte
- Subregion/Classification:Barbaresco
While rooted in the tradition of the Langhe, Angelo Gaja recognizes the Nebbiolo grape’s inherent flexibility that allows it to bend to the market’s desire for both oak-driven and tannic styles. Gaja has enriched this foundation with an open-minded sensibility that marries traditional practices and technological innovation, thereby extending Piemonte’s international reach. Gaja’s wines are among the world’s most acclaimed and sought-after bottlings. Gaja’s wines appreciate, trading at premium prices and invariably elevating the price standard in Piemonte, where Gaja’s primary 250-acre estate is located in the Barbaresco and Barolo districts. Striking, profound and age-worthy, Gaja's wines display opulence and elegance. When collectors consider Italian wines for their cellar, Gaja is one of the first names they purchase, and for good reason. Gaja is the gold standard.
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