April 13, 2023 - Gaja Dinner with Yarom and the gang at Locanda Veneta on April 13th
-spicy nutmet and curry flavors, gorgeous long finish, Christmas fruitcake flavors, contendor for top wine of the evening
February 21, 2023 - Delicious 93-94, double decanted 3 hours before service. Rose and red and black fruits beautiful aroma, persistent and drinking young.
August 27, 2022 - Beautiful. Time to drink these
January 31, 2022 - The bottle was decanted for 2h before drinking. It was definitely open for business. Nose was a bit restrained, but still classic Gaja. Vivid fruit, silky smooth and integrated tannins. One of the diners had Pasta with Bolognese and said the wine popped with the tomato-based sauce. Probably should drink the rest of the bottles over the next 5 years.
October 26, 2021 - Bottle breathe for 2-3 hours, and decanted for 1 hour before serving. Massive wine with vivid red fruit, loads of flower and mineral nose. Big and full body. Somehow it's yet to show a lot of complexity. I suspect more decanting was needed, or longer cellaring. Will try again 5 years from now
March 15, 2021 - From memory. What has stayed with me is how smooth this is in every way — tannins, viscosity, integration of flavors. This has to be at exactly at peak
March 3, 2021 - Just entering its drinking window I think, but could probably do better to wait another 5 before opening the next bottle. Wonderful potential. Very nicely balanced with red fruit, licorice, cola and cinnamon. Beautiful mouthfeel, even still if slightly grippy. Paired beautifully with filets and truffles. Very good stuff, but not as ready as the Barbaresco “normale” from a couple weeks ago.
November 17, 2019 - Beautiful ruby red and no brown rim. Needed a couple of hours to shine. Complex nose with dark red fruit, tar, licorice and spices/tea. Nose was not as hedonistic as the 2001 Barbaresco, but requires attention and time. Very balansed on the palate, leather, smoke and some truffle. Still good tanninstructure. Somewhat difficult to know og this will get better with a few more years in the cellar. Beautiful wine that requires all the attention
November 2, 2019 - A great wine in the making, but give this 3-5 more years. Appreciated the 2004 Speers slighthly more.
November 9, 2017 - Gaja Sori Tilden White Truffle Dinner (Ai Fiori): Nose is far quieter and shut down relative to the ‘05 in the next glass. Coaxing gives some secondary aromatics and earth. Dark fruit palate. Black liquorice.