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Community Tasting Notes 70
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TheFoodieTraveler Likes this wine: 96 points
August 24, 2022 - Arguable the best of the Gaja lineup . Perfectly in balance with the right amount of age
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paul195 wrote: 94 points
July 2, 2022 - 6 of 12 so brought this to a Paella Dinner added it to a flight of old Riojas 1952, 1970, 1975, 1981
Similar to prior bottles, this benefits from a few hours in the decanter. In early maturity, red fruited nose, laced with spice and cedar notes. Lovely silky texture, especially in contrast to the rougher older Riojas in the flight, others noted how polished this wine was. Drinking very well -
Nmilau Likes this wine: 95 points
March 2, 2022 - Just coming into prime now. Let it breathe for an hour and it settles down perfectly.
Incredible nose that is very complex.
Brooding flavour profile, tannins have softened allowing the Tar, tobacco, leather, flavours to show with a waft rose petals and bright acidity and freshen up the finish. -
paul195 wrote: 92 points
December 24, 2021 - 5 of 12 Two hours in a decanter. As with noted with prior bottles this a darker, more savory Barbaresco, it has good fruit, lots of smoke and meaty notes. Balanced with fine tannins and a persistent finish. Went extremely well with roasted wild mushroom crostini. Will be having the 2000 on NYE
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Dibbs wrote: 91 points
August 15, 2021 - A very good wine if I am looking at the definition of good wine in a book. It has a lot the factors like finesse, length, and complexity of good wine but no joy or soul.
This didn't invigorate me as the typicity of Nebbiolo is lost on this wine. It came across to mee too modern in its making. For everything I love in Nebbiolo, I feel the Gaja treatment didn't bring those elements out to the foray.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/17/2013 (link)(Gaja Barbaresco Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Alex Hunt, MW
6/6/2012 (link)(Gaja Barbaresco Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2000, IWC Issue #93 (link)(Angelo Gaja Barbaresco) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
2/12/2003 (link)(Gaja Barbaresco) Tarry nose with roses, cherries, graphite and strawberries. Nice nose kept getting more complex with air. Outstanding length on the palate with some serious oak tannins. Lots of pure neb fruit in the midpalate. Really seamless from beginning to end. Nowhere near ready to drink but fun to taste.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Gaja
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Piedmont
- SubRegion Langhe
- Appellation Barbaresco
- UPC Code 8032636147035
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 17 (1%)
- In Cellars 803 (54%)
- Consumed 659 (45%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
96% Like It 27 votes
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- FamilyGaja Barbaresco
- ProducerGaja
- VarietyNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco
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- Wine1998 Gaja Barbaresco (add)
- FamilyGaja Barbaresco
- ProducerGaja
- VarietalNebbiolo
- CountryItaly
- RegionPiedmont
- SubRegionLanghe
- AppellationBarbaresco