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| Community Tasting Notes (average 95.2 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dmitri on 5/11/2021 & rated 94 points: This is a great wine with a noble, going forever aftertaste. Head and shoulders above most overpriced Italian Nebiollos. I woke up this morning with a clear memory of this wine on my palate, something I did not experience even with Latour or Mouton, for example. (3141 views) | | | Tasted by Bordeaux_Jon on 4/15/2020 & rated 86 points: Tasted double-blind. So so so Parkerized. Tastes like 200% new French oak, and tannic too. I thought it was Parkerized cult Spanish wine; my wife said Napa Cab. No Italian acid, just oak and tar. No even much fruit frankly. The lack of Barolo designation on Gaia’s wines seems truly fitting.
#NotMyBarolo (3706 views) | | | Tasted by JHSP on 4/1/2020 & rated 91 points: Super intense and vibrant - still too young I recon and has neary endless aging potential - lots of fruit and smokey notes - long lingering finish (3294 views) | | | Tasted by rraaffaa on 1/18/2020: Delicious but still tight, probably 5-10 years from peak (3349 views) | | | Tasted by jrglm on 5/8/2019 & rated 98 points: A simply astonishing wine. Paired with Parpadelle and homemade Porcini Bolognese sauce. Phenomenal nose. Flavors were just magical as the wine evolved and integrated with the meal. Decanted 4+ hours. First sip out of the bottle before the decant was like the best teaser ever. (3884 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 9/29/2018: First of a four pack. In a flight of 06 Cavallotto SG/06 Aldo Conterno Colonnello/06 Gaja Sperss. All three wines decanted for ~8 hours prior to dinner. A highly consistent flight. This was the most concentrated and powerful of the wines. Good round fruit, but by no means modernist. Terrific cherry, tar and dried floral character. Fruit can handle the structure. No doubt this is young and will be better in 10+ years. (2581 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 7/7/2018 & rated 96 points: Herbs, dark fruit, tar on the nose, brighter fruit, stable, beef, herbs, tar, tar, tar, floral hints on the palate. Lots of smooth tannins with bright fresh acidity, high concentration, super balance. Had its best moments after 90 minutes in the glass with highly intense tar and bright red fruit aromas accompanied by fine herbal and floral scents. The three highlights for me: 1) High concentration paired with great elegance and finesse, 2) intense tar minerality, 3) high complexity with ever changing aromas.
We did not decant the wine and just let it breath in the glasses which did the job. Nevertheless, I would advise for a short decant. Some more years in the bottle will certainly further soften the tannins and make it even better, there is plenty of freshness and fruit left. (2590 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 7/6/2018 & rated 97 points: Tasted with a dinner at Villa Sparina in Piedmont. Opened, but didn‘t decant on suggestion of the Sommelier - have to say we had enormously huge glasses, however! High intensity punch on the nose. So full of tar that the fruit appeared dark initially, but is bright red and fresh on the palate. Also some herbal notes, flowers and smokiness. With a couple of hours in the glass the fruit becomes brighter (strawberry, the candy type). Later a bouquet of flowers with tar moving into the background. Still tannin-heavy, but soft and well integrated. A powerful, expressive landmark of masculinity that sucks you into the glass if you‘re not chained to the chair! No rush to pop if you have this in your cellar, but in my view we just entered the drinking window now - so no need to hold back either! (2350 views) | | | Tasted by bonedocnine on 5/22/2018 & rated 96 points: simply stunning!!!!
wish I had more. (1962 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 5/13/2017: Weekend in London; 5/12/2017-5/13/2017 (Ledbury, Il Baretto, Hedonsim): Opened and decanted and then drank over the course of prob 1.5-2 hours. It's MUCH too young for sure, but actually worked pretty ok. Get quite a bit of wood and oak. Get some black cherry and fig. Some earth and dirt there. Continued to open up as we drank it. Nice wine and a fun treat. (3145 views) | | | Tasted by Tavastgatan on 6/12/2016 & rated 95 points: Sperss 06 is singing. Surprisingly open and sweet fruited for the vintage. Super and will become stellar with more age. (3490 views) | | | Tasted by Sundbyberg on 6/7/2016 & rated 95 points: Close to perfection and I would not object if someone scored this 97-98.
With roses and typical nebbiolo licorice, and with a rare elegance.
Very drinkable after 30 minutes in the glass. (2804 views) | | | Tasted by FamilyLarsson on 6/7/2016 & rated 96 points: Sperss levererar som vanligt. Underbar mogen frukt, rosor, viol, lakrits och lite piemonteaceton. Otroligt fin struktur med denna syra och tanniner som möter upp frukten. Inga tendenser till mognadstoner utan detta är ett vin som kommer att kunna lagras i evigheter (3347 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2006 Barolo: A Modern-Day Classic in the Making (Feb 2010)
(Gaja Sperss) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147
(Gaja Nebbiolo Sperss 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 CellarTrackerSperssThrough the 1995 vintage, the Gaja single cru Sperss was labeled as Barolo. However, starting with 1996 Gaja formally chose to eschew the DOCG requirements for Barolo (for example, by blending Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon into the wines when only Nebbiolo is allowed in Barolo DOCG) in favor of the more humble Langhe DOC appellation. What this means is that these wines are defined two ways with 1995 and older as Barolo 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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