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Gaja Barbaresco Nebbiolo 2012
GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: IMPORTED BY AIR FROM ITALY AND STOCKED IN CALIFORNIA Angelo Gaja needs no introduction, and his 2012 Barbaresco is dense with super-ripe black fruits, dark cherries, tobacco, great stoney minerality. Sourced from his Sori Tilden and San Lorenzo cru wines since Angelo did not release them in 2012. I'd lay this one down in your cellar for a while, but if you just can't wait and want to pop a cork now, I'd pair this one with good fatty meats; think grilled rib eyes, hearty beef stews, and juicy pork sausages. Flash roasted leg of lamb served rare pairs really well.
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Alberto Cdm 
Meglio ora che in passato. Ottimo
Meglio ora che in passato. Ottimo
9.3
Chris McClellan
Red cherry, mint, black tea and incredibly perfumed...delicious with great acid/tannin..paired well with indian meatballs..!
Red cherry, mint, black tea and incredibly perfumed...delicious with great acid/tannin..paired well with indian meatballs..!
9.2Chris McClellan
Always on point...red fruit, black tea, savory, big tannin and acid yet so drinkable...
Always on point...red fruit, black tea, savory, big tannin and acid yet so drinkable...
9.3
Aaron Means
Always world class!
Always world class!
9.2Luke Kenning
Sommelier/Wine Director Farallon Restaurant
In a few years it will be a beauty
In a few years it will be a beauty
8.9Christine Havens
Sampled at a trade tasting, the distributor told me that in the 2012 vintage the winery did not bottle their single-vineyard Barbaresco wines, rather this is a blend of all three sites. It's elegant as Gaja wines are wont to be, with caressing notes of tart pie cherries, red forest berries, lilting spice and feminine florality. Fine, supple tannins coat the entire palate, its a beautifully structured wine with length that suspends itself over the tongue. Finishes with nuanced minerality and a pinch of dried mint. Sample
Sampled at a trade tasting, the distributor told me that in the 2012 vintage the winery did not bottle their single-vineyard Barbaresco wines, rather this is a blend of all three sites. It's elegant as Gaja wines are wont to be, with caressing notes of tart pie cherries, red forest berries, lilting spice and feminine florality. Fine, supple tannins coat the entire palate, its a beautifully structured wine with length that suspends itself over the tongue. Finishes with nuanced minerality and a pinch of dried mint. Sample
9.3
Felipe Ferreiro
Sommelier/Wine Director Restaurante Las Rias Bajas
Magnificat 2016
Magnificat 2016
9.3
Louis Schofield
Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars
Impressively light-bodied and barbaresco-like. Brutal tannins at the moment. Probably the most enjoyable Gaja I've had.
Impressively light-bodied and barbaresco-like. Brutal tannins at the moment. Probably the most enjoyable Gaja I've had.
9.5
Rob Mondavi
Owner/President of Winemaking Folio Fine Wine Partners
Superb. Crisp lively elegant.
Superb. Crisp lively elegant.
9.3Jörgen Lindström Carlvik
Owner, Brix Wine Consultants
Gorgeous aromas with high pitched floral notes, pure fruit and well handled tannins and juicy, fresh acidity for balance. Long and more-ish.
Gorgeous aromas with high pitched floral notes, pure fruit and well handled tannins and juicy, fresh acidity for balance. Long and more-ish.
9.4
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