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Community Tasting Notes 92
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cephomer Likes this wine: 92 points
April 18, 2024 - Drank last nite at the Czech embassy with our make-shift Cepages group. Decanted at the table for an hour before drinking, and this wine really needed it. Nose similar to prior tastings, with good aromas of roses, tar and herbs. Black fruit is prominent, and the wine surprisingly remains quite tannic, particularly noticeable up front. There's tar with some herbal and savory notes, and the wine seems bigger, chunkier than I recall. Balance would prob be my biggest complaint on this occasion, or lack thereof, due to the tannic nature of this particular bottle. I would decant for a longer period next time around
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LB88 wrote: 93 points
October 17, 2023 - Great wine, beautiful nose cassis, blueberries, graphite, blackberries and spices on the palate. The 1998 was the most ready the 2001 had the most potential the 1999 was good and more ready than the 2001. The consistency was clearly there across. This was as good if not better than the costa russi 99 and 04 across the board. Perhaps costa russi needs more time?
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Cailles wrote: 95 points
July 3, 2023 - No notes taken. Highly intense nose full of tar and roses, menthol and herbs. Dark fruit. Well defined. On the palate so round and smooth, full of fine red berries, tar, roses, herbs, crushed rocks. Complex, precise, elegant, airy with lots of intensity and very harmonious. A quintessential Barbaresco with all the telltale aromas and the fine structure and necessary textural depth.
Decanting: At first, I thought this might be over the hill but all that musty and soy aromas blew off with a bit of air. The wine got actually fresher, so some decanting is advised. -
ofrasca wrote: 85 points
December 25, 2022 - Should have had it earlier....seems over
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cephomer Likes this wine: 93 points
November 13, 2022 - Drank at Savona in Hudson. No decant, tho could've used it. Color showing some age, bricking in the glass. Cork was a bit wet, but no worries. Nose of roses and tar. Medium body, still plenty of red cherry fruit, somewhat earthy and a lot of tar and spice. Notes of cedar too. Tannins still there but softening. Excellent complexity, ultra-long finish. Powerful wine, but still elegant. Really delicious and holding up nicely. Went great with our Italian food.
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By Jon Rimmerman
9/25/2007 (link)(GAJA Barbaresco) 2001 Gaja Dear Friends, This is a wine that keeps getting better and after my initial suspicion that it was the best Gaja wine in 2001 (better than the cru level wines), that fact was reconfirmed to me today with an absolutely brilliant showing of the 2001 Barbaresco, arguably Gaja’s most traditional effort. As most of you know, I am a big fan of the 2001 vintage around Alba and this wine is a perfect reason why. It has the esoteric qualities that I look for in Nebbiolo but it also has the stuffing and equilibrium to age - all on a medium weight frame that is near-perfect. This isn’t the biggest or baddest cuvee in Barbaresco but it may be the most reflective in 2001. We were able to procure a perfect parcel of splits directly from the source (at a terrific price). They did not make many of these and we can only get one parcel. The regular Barbaresco finally gets its due in 2001 as one of the more impressive wines of the vintage. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ONE SHIPMENT ONLY with pristine provenance 2001 Gaja Barbaresco 375ml Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Italy9874
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Gaja
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
- UPC Codes 8032636147035, 9019261078728
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 10 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,180 (63%)
- Consumed 678 (36%)
Food Pairing
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- FamilyGaja Barbaresco
- ProducerGaja
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco
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