Red wine

Gaja, Barbaresco 1999

Open and expressive nose of sweet cherries, vanilla, cedarwood, nail varnish and cooked strawberries. The palate is still tight – medium-bodied, with grippy tannins, great freshness, a long finish and good complexity. A touch of bitterness and a little bit marked by the oak, but the fruit still comes forward nicely, and it shows great balance on the palate. Impressive.

Score

93

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Wine Details

Colour

Red

Wine Style

Still

Alcohol

13.5%

Bottle size

750ml

Drink dates

2021 - 2030

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