1996 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss

Community Tasting Notes (87) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  2/5/2024 - misterstarre Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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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  1/21/2023 - mcwinecellar1 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  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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  1/18/2023 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 95 Points

  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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  12/4/2022 - Snowey Likes this wine:

  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.

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  10/22/2022 - mchern02 wrote: flawed

  Flawed; muddy vinegary and hopefully the only one of my remaining 11

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