Red wine

Gaja, Sorì San Lorenzo, Barbaresco 1993

Bright, light cherry colour with orange rim. The nose is open, with notes of dry cherry, cigar box, potpourri, cured meat and violets. Good complexity – medium-bodied with decent balance; there’s a slight bitterness, but also a nice freshness and well-integrated tannins. Possibly past its peak but still drinking nicely – a good wine from a poor vintage.

Score

89

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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Alcohol

13%

Bottle size

750ml

Origin

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Tasting Information

Blind

No

Tasted by

Clement Robert MS

01

Wine The Collection

Gaja 1985–2018

It’s Piedmont’s most august producer – so how do its Barolos, Barbarescos and non-Piedmont wines stand up? We tasted across its entire output, tasting back to 1985, to find out