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SussexRH Likes this wine: 94 points
December 23, 2023 - Quite closed on day one, but by day two it’s singing: clove, spice, fig, Christmas cake, violet, truffle, iodine, tar, rose petal, a top note of menthol; palate in perfect balance with ripe, mature tannins giving firm structure, slightly drying on the finish; all in all, in the ideal spot for this wine, just mature enough to have softened completely while maintaining all of its poise and structure.
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JWS84 Likes this wine:
March 16, 2023 - This was beautiful and a consensus wine of the night. At full maturity, we felt it could still go 5 or more additional years without fading.
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grapenomad wrote: 94 points
March 4, 2023 - Always a pleasure to try such an iconic wine, even with a few sips. Moderate garnet in the glass. Of course, by the color the age is quite obvious, but when you start smelling and sipping, you can't believe that this is so old. Lovely florals dominate the nose in form of violets and hibiscus, then transform into dried berry fruit, fresh tobacco, mocha, some shiitake mushroom. Palate is full of life with medium (+) acidity, grippy tannins and moderate alcohol. Everything is in sync and working beautifully together. Benchmark wine of Barbaresco.
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SH Wu wrote: 94 points
September 25, 2022 - Everything you'd expect in a barbaresco - leather, tobacco, blue/black fruits and sturdy tannins. It is pretty crazy how young this 1996 feels 26 years later. The age has added tertiary characteristics like mushroom and dirt, while the vibrant, concentrated fruit still show signs of youth.
Even after a night of air, this felt like it still had a decade or two in it. Beautiful wine.1 person found this helpful Comment -
marcellonegro wrote: 94 points
July 29, 2022 - Earthy leather and tobacco, still some primary fruit, cherry, dark plum. Tertiary on nose with mushroom, herb.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Gaja
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
- UPC Codes 8032636146885, 8032636147325
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 498 (56%)
- Consumed 391 (44%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- FamilyGaja Barbaresco
- ProducerGaja
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco
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- Wine1996 Gaja Barbaresco (add)
- FamilyGaja Barbaresco
- ProducerGaja
- VarietalNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco