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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.3 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MWiking on 9/12/2022 & rated 97 points: I början av mognadsfönster. Helt underbart vin med en fantastisk näsa.
Kommer ni ändå bättre med ålder. (1223 views) | | | Tasted by kim@meko.ru on 7/9/2022 & rated 94 points: Ripe cherries, leather, pencil lead shavings, violets and sweet spices. Excellent and seductive perfume. Very concentrated, young and beautiful. Tannins are still grippy, acidity at the right point. Just enters accessibility phase and will be brilliant in 5 years. (985 views) | | | Tasted by P257pax on 4/9/2021 & rated 94 points: Acetone and cherry on the nose. Dust, lead pencil on the palate. Amazing, drink now or wait 5 years. (1764 views) | | | Tasted by Meneley on 7/11/2015: Fruit is beautiful, grippy tannins. Showing well. Excellent wine. LO (5859 views) | | | Tasted by MWiking on 6/12/2015 & rated 94 points: Tog med detta till kvällens blindprovning och var livrädd att det skulle vara på tok för ungt och inte visa upp sig alls och tyvärr hade jag rätt.
Självklart känner man att detta är ett enormt elegant vin och det är tydligt var viner kommer ifrån det går inte att ta miste på att detta är ett stort gajavin men det är så inkapslat att det enda rätta är att låta de flaskor man har kvar ligga ett bra tag till
94> kommer bli mycket bättre längre fram. (4987 views) | | | Tasted by Patrik H on 6/11/2015 & rated 94 points: On the nose, roses, rosehips, leather and meat. But very elegant and balanced nose
On the palate, licorice, tar, violets. There will be more to come with some more age. But stil avery nice and elegant palate that hangs around for ages.
Long finish
This wine will grow and grow very much. But for now hide the key. (3893 views) | | | Tasted by Ramberg on 6/11/2015 & rated 92 points: Nose was rather closed at this stage.
Dust, expensive oak, cedar, pencil lead, cherries and some Piemonte acetone.
On the palate this is quite ripe and soft, with silky tannins, cherries, sweet tobacco leafs, licorice and spices.
Very young.
(92 – 94) (4592 views) | | | Tasted by FamilyLarsson on 6/11/2015: Detta är utan tvekan ett riktigt stort och bra vin, men just nu så är det så ungt och slutet så att jag kan inte ge det något rättvist betyg.
Jag väntar tills jag öppnar någon av mina egna flaskor om typ 10 år.. (4323 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 12/21/2013 & rated 98 points: I do not taste a lot of Italian wines. But this is clearly one of the best Italian wines I've ever tasted! This has the right amount of everything. The complex nose, with its stone, tobacco, cassis, blackberry, earth and spicy character is stunning. On the palate, the wine coats your taste buds with its richly textured, layers of fat, juicy, intense, ripe and flavor packed berries. Served blind, I was knocked out. (3493 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2006 Barolo: A Modern-Day Classic in the Making (Feb 2010)
(Gaja Sorì San Lorenzo) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147
(Gaja Nebbiolo Sori San Lorenzo Langhe) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Gaja Producer website
Located in the Tuscany and Piedmont regions of Italy, Gaja makes collectible Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay wines, including the Langhe Conteisa label. Gaja wines are among the highest-rated in all of Italy. It is perhaps best known for its Super Tuscans, which are some of the most elegant on the market. However, the estate also makes top-quality wines rooted in Italian tradition, such as Barbaresco. It is perhaps the most lauded Barbaresco producer today.
Although the estate produces 18 different wines, the production is low at just 350,000 bottles per year, making these wines very rare. The best Gaja vintages include 2018, 2016, and 2015 as well as historically well-performing vintages such as 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004, and 2003. Many of Gaja’s best vintages have received perfect scores from criticsNebbioloNebbiolo is a red grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy in the Northwest. The grape can also be found in other parts of the world, though they are not as respected.
Nebbiolo is often considered the "king of red wines," as it is the grape of the famed wines of Barolo DOCG, Barbaresco DOCG, and Roero DOCG. It is known for high tannins and acidity, but with a distinct finesse. When grown on clay, Nebbiolo can be very powerful, tannic, and require long aging periods to reach its full potential. When grown on sand, the grape exhibits a more approachable body with more elegant fruit and less tannins, but still has high aging potential.
"Nebbiolo" is named for the Italian word, "nebbia", which means "fog", in Italian and rightfully so since there is generally a lot of fog in the foothills of Piedmont during harvest.
Nebbiolo is a late-ripening variety that does best in a continental climate that boasts moderate summers and long autumns. In Piedmont, Nebbiolo is normally harvested in October.
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Varietal character (Appellation America) | Nebbiolo on CellarTrackerSorì San LorenzoThrough the 1995 vintage, the Gaja single vineyard Sorì San Lorenzo was labeled as Barbaresco. However, starting with 1996 Gaja formally chose to eschew the requirements for Barbaresco DOCG in favor of the more humble Langhe DOC (for example by blending Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon into the wines when only Nebbiolo is allowed in Barbaresco DOCG). What this means is that these wines are defined two ways with 1995 and older as Barbaresco and 1996 and newer as Langhe DOC.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorPiedmont Vignaioli Piemontesi (Italian only)
On weinlagen-infoLanghe Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Roero | Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa)Langhe DOC Union of Producers of Albese Wines (Albeisa) |
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