1979 Gaja Barbaresco

Community Tasting Notes (16) Median Score: 93 points

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  7/16/2023 - Gregmonroe wrote:

  So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030: Had decent expectations here, after reading CT notes. Brought to a friend’s house, as this is a birth year wine for him. Opened about 3 hours before heading over. Cut through the thick foil, and had to clean the top of the bottle. Fairly nasty. Once clean, used a Durand to pull the cork. Even with the Durand, I left a quarter inch of the cork in the bottle. The cork was soaked - like could wring wine out of it. But no musty smell, only fruit. Poured a tiny sample, and was pleased. Found an old krug cork, loosely closed it up, and put back in the cellar.
  
  Took to friend’s house, and drank after a 00 Chardonnay. Poured really brown in the glass - but was what I expected. I love how Nebbiolo will sometimes pour brown, but then liven up toward more red with oxygen. It needed air, as after an hour of being open, and oxygenating in the glass, it was great. Tasted amazing after some grilled beef fajita meat, and also pretty good by itself. Lots of cedar mixed with other sour cherry, but not overly stewed fruit. Surprisingly youthful. A really fun experience, and exceeded all of my expectations.

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  5/2/2020 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent. Smoky tar and rose on the nose with hints of leather. Surprisingly cherry laden, energetic palate with lots of dark earthy secondary notes and more leather. Good length, mild peppery finish. Very enjoyable, only bottle I’ve had from Gaja in this underestimated vintage.

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  11/8/2018 - Cgrant1029 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Really good and still bright fruit. Surprised how well its drinking now.

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  10/30/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points

  Expressive nose that is quite Burgundian with drying rose petals, soil, and good cranberry and raspberry fruit. Berry fruit and acid are well balanced. This was a pleasant surprise and showed very well. Some of the medicinal / herbaceous notes starting to show, but overall this was quite vibrant and juicy still.

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  12/4/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  I have had better bottles of this. It was just a tad too aldehydic with plenty of coffee oxidation. There were some florals and a core of sweet, vinous things and you still get some nebbiolo chew to the finish.

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