1996 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Conteisa

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  5/11/2024 - mxpbuy wrote: flawed

  Very top shoulder fill. Soft cork needed a strainer and it resulted in a double decant back into bottle. Less than a teaspoon of sediment. Thereafter, slow ox for 90 minutes. Although nothing wrong with the nose on on the original opening or after the double decant nor even 1 hours later when pulling of the cork before the added 90 mins of slow ox. However, after the 90 mins of slow ox, a little TCA taint was appearing and perhaps modestly appearing on the palate, to the disappointment of all. However 60 minutes later, the TCA nose seemed to dissipate either entirely or close to it as opposed to the typical case where the TCA taint grows and becomes really foul with more air. On the palate an hour later it was still a little off but no wet cardboard or materially flattened fruits - certainly "drinkable" (90 points, tops) but not the beauty we were expecting.

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  5/14/2022 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Wonderful. Rich so rich but still so distinctively Barolo - loads of tar some rose petals. Black fruits. High acidity and tannin but plenty of fruit to balance the structure. Sooo long and complex. Drink now, will last but don't wait.

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  11/23/2019 - Thomas123 wrote: 98 Points

  What an absolute treat. Never, ever underestimate the old masters, like Giacosa, Conterno and Gaja. This has everything you want from a top notch mature Barolo. And it’s still convincingly fresh and vibrant. It can easily last at least 5 more years without declining but for me, it’s at it’s peak now!

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  6/28/2018 - Honeyburst Likes this wine: 93 Points

  At a really good stage right now. Dense and intense and still very well balanced. Impressive effort - but then again..... that's Gaja for you!

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  2/9/2018 - Mjladha Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Beautiful nose. Floral.
  
  Tannic. Needed a few more years

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