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1996 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Langhe DOC
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Community Tasting Notes 87
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misterstarre Likes this wine: 92 points
February 5, 2024 - Polished tannins remain austere, but not at all drying. There's cool, dark earth on top of muted strawberry, anise, graphite. I got the impression of Barolo trying to be Pauillac. It is rather acidic, so that plus the tannin made it a great food wine for wagyu and bernaise. Wonderful texture, tense energy that has not yielded to time, great medium plus weight, but the flavors are reserved. It may need time, or its just austere. I think the latter.
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mcwinecellar1 Likes this wine: 93 points
January 21, 2023 - Decanted for an hour. This needs more time. Opened up at the end of dinner. Might be more interesting in five years.
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Sean Tay Likes this wine: 95 points
January 18, 2023 - Pronounced nose with notes of cooked red fruits, earth, mushroom, toast and spices. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is integrated.
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Snowey Likes this wine:
December 4, 2022 - Had at Tom’s house at amazing truffle dinner. Tar, earth, and a whole lot of complexity on the nose. Needed a few hours to open and was even better the next day.
Georgeous wine and my favorite of the night.1 person found this helpful Comment -
mchern02 wrote: flawed
October 22, 2022 - Flawed; muddy vinegary and hopefully the only one of my remaining 11
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By Antonio Galloni
1996 Piedmont: The Proof is in the Pudding (Oct 2017), 10/1/2017 (link)(Gaja Sperss Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2000, IWC Issue #93 (link)(Angelo Gaja Langhe Sperss) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 1998, IWC Issue #81 (link)(Angelo Gaja Barolo Sperss) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
4/2/2004 (link) 96 points(Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss) Sexy caramel, berry nose; young yet but lovely, seamless, berries, blackberry palate; long finish 96+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Gaja
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Sperss
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Langhe DOC
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 23 (1%)
- In Cellars 962 (59%)
- Consumed 647 (40%)
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- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationLanghe DOC