Five hour decant. Was still a little closed to start. By hour two it was starting to sing. Excellent cherry and red fruit on the nose. Starting to see tannins fade. I think this will be better with more cellaring. Four bottles left. Will have the next in a year or so.
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Gaja Barbaresco 2010. Ah, dette lukter helt fantastisk. Mørke bær, roser, krydder og tjære. Skyhøy fruktkvalitet. Akkurat innen for drikkevinduet sitt - helt nydelig, men vil fortsette en god utvikling. Holder kraften gjennom hele kurven. Stram fokusert utgang men meget pene bestemte tanniner. En helt strålende Barbaresco! 94p
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Decanted a few hours and drank with a pork belly. Delicious, balanced, rich, full of body with fine acidity. Still youthful in terms of flavor profile, not a ton of secondary and tertiary notes but very enjoyable. Seems to have a lot of life remaining.
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(Gaja Barbaresco) Medium red violet color with pale meniscus; tart raspberry, tart cherry, ripe cranberry nose; tart red berry, ripe cranberry, very tart cherry palate; needs 8-10 years; long finish (14 separate parcels aged 12 months in barrique prior to blending and then continued aging in large oak casks for an additional 12 months; 14.5% alcohol)
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4/21/2024 - GH_winelover Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 5 hours but needed more time. Was still tight and unwilling to give up its best. I think this will be better in 5-10 years.
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1/13/2024 - GH_winelover Likes this wine:
Five hour decant. Was still a little closed to start. By hour two it was starting to sing. Excellent cherry and red fruit on the nose. Starting to see tannins fade. I think this will be better with more cellaring. Four bottles left. Will have the next in a year or so.
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8/23/2023 - Chchen wrote: 92 Points
Way too young to open. Mistake. Tannins still resolving but promising
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2/20/2023 - hajoha wrote: 94 Points
Gaja Barbaresco 2010.
Ah, dette lukter helt fantastisk.
Mørke bær, roser, krydder og tjære.
Skyhøy fruktkvalitet.
Akkurat innen for drikkevinduet sitt - helt nydelig, men vil fortsette en god utvikling.
Holder kraften gjennom hele kurven.
Stram fokusert utgang men meget pene bestemte tanniner.
En helt strålende Barbaresco! 94p
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1/8/2023 - vinorsk Likes this wine:
Decanted a few hours and drank with a pork belly. Delicious, balanced, rich, full of body with fine acidity. Still youthful in terms of flavor profile, not a ton of secondary and tertiary notes but very enjoyable. Seems to have a lot of life remaining.
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