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Gaja Portfolio Tasting

Piccolo Sogno Due - Chicago

Tasted October 1, 2012 by beezer6 with 406 views

Introduction

Attended with Jill.

Flight 1 (6 notes)

White
2010 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Vistamare Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
90 points
A little toasty yellow citrus and peach. Serious spice with a nice mouth feel.
Supple and elegant.
White
2011 Gaja Langhe Rossj Bass Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
92 points
Buttery and a little rich. Some nice nutty honey drenched green apple.
Nice mid palate. Linear and precise.
Silky finish. Really nice.
White
2010 Gaja Langhe Chardonnay Gaia & Rey Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
93 points
Citrus. Less oak than Rossj and so much more finesse.
Nice minerals. Awesome mouth feel. Great liveliness and really really clean and pure. Super understated and restrained.
Red
2007 Gaja Barolo Dagromis Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
92 points
Rustic. Medium body some age and a touch of road tar.
Rust and wrought iron fence after a storm. Excellent.
Cinnamon spice. Balanced. Very nice.
Red
2010 Gaja Langhe Sito Moresco Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
93 points
Flashy modern style.
Big fragrant nose. Lots of plump more riper fruit.
Accessible and drinkable now in fact.
Clean and delicious.
Red
2008 Gaja Barbaresco Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
91 points
Really rustic and super young still. A little thin. Subtle and very elegant suppressed aromatics right now but they're there. Limited notes.
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