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Red
2005 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Costa Russi
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Piedmont
- Langhe
- Langhe DOC
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Community Tasting Notes 15
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Brent25 Likes this wine: 95 points
April 16, 2022 - Clear medium garnet; clean medium plus nose of balsamic, dried blackberries, cigar box and cracked leather; dry; high acidity; high tannins; high alcohol; medium plus body; pronounced flavour intensity; palate is tarter with a red cherry/strawberry top note and a tar/black licorice bass; long finish; great mix of fruit and tertiary - drink now or in 10 years; wow - what an amazing wine - silky, velvety and seductive
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mchern02 wrote: 94 points
October 21, 2021 - 2 hour decant
Floral dominated nose with some dark black fruit, truffles, anise, wet earth and spice. The body has great tension with young sweet tannins and some red fruit balanced by a firm acidity and a touch of dryness from remaining unresolved tannins. Long long finish. Early days of a great drinking window but right in the sweet spot for me. -
Kevnzworld wrote: 95 points
April 9, 2021 - 1 hour decant @ Spartina
Some bricking in the color.
Overall really nice. There’s a mix of currant, cherry and oak, but some age is also evident.
Some tannic bite on the finish
This wine is improving with time. It needed a two hour decant. -
mxpbuy Likes this wine: 95 points
February 14, 2021 - Tasted blind. For over 60 minutes it was hard to discern. The dominant red fruits had some tanginess and spice like a Carignan and the color seemed more like Primativo. As the second hour approached, the more traditional Nebbiolo flavors started to take over and bloom. A really interesting and lovely wine. I'd go back to this one many times over.
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RojoHouse Likes this wine: 95 points
October 16, 2020 - Beautiful wine. Ripe and ready to dtink
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Gaja
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Costa Russi
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Langhe DOC
- UPC Code 091882232030
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 23 (2%)
- In Cellars 722 (70%)
- Consumed 288 (28%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 9 votes
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- ProducerGaja
- VarietyNebbiolo
- VineyardCosta Russi
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationLanghe DOC
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