バルバレスコといえば、ガヤの名前が最初に来るのではないでしょうか!? 歴史ある生産者ですね。確かに美味しいです。高次元でバランスが取れています。30年以上の熟成にも応えてくれる逸品です。
残念なことにかなりの値上げとなりました。そうなるとバックヴィンテージが狙い目ですね。とは言え正規品は、リリース時に仕入れないと増々値上がりします。ご予算が許すようでしたらご検討下さいませ。
2019 Gaja Barbaresco
The Wine Advocate
RP 95+
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
Release Price: $260
Drink Date: 2025 - 2048
Gaja did not make its cru wines from Barbaresco (like Sorì San Lorenzo) in 2019 because the vineyards suffered repercussions one year after severe hail storms struck in 2018. Because of the irregularity found across the various sites, the best fruit was carefully selected and put into this wine instead. The 2019 Barbaresco is striking and beautiful as a result, with enormous depth and clarity. This is a generous wine with ample structure, lots of vibrant acidity, sweet tannins and a bright core of primary fruit. Gaia Gaja tells me that she considers 2018 to be more structured and vertical; however, but I love the richness and texture of this wine.
Published: Aug 25, 2023
2018 Gaja Barbaresco
Reviewed by Monica Larner
Issue Date 18th Jun 2021
Source June 2021 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Rating 94+ points
Release Price $260
Drink Date 2025 - 2048
The Gaja 2018 Barbaresco is a wine of grace and purpose, with an elegant bouquet and a more powerful palate presence. These recent releases from the venerated house of Gaja are some of the most
transparent and honest expressions to be found anywhere in the Langa. Some of the flashiness we saw in the past is today replaced by subtle Nebbiolo nuances and finesse, with crushed flowers, coriander, wild berry, smoke, tar and candied orange peel. This shift in character runs parallel to the slow and careful management transition from an older generation to a younger one. This 2018 vintage comes alive in the mouth, thanks to its balanced acidity and the absolutely bright and pristine quality of fruit delivered with such care.
1998 Gaja Sperss
Reviewed by Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date 30th Oct 2001
Source 137, The Wine Advocate
Rating 94 points
Release Price $175
Drink Date 2001 - 2026
The 1998 Sperss reveals a perfume of black fruits, truffles, earth, and spice box. Dense, massive yet seamless, this beautifully integrated wine possesses low acidity as well as a terrific finish. Although evolved and delicious for such a youthful Barolo, it will age well for 20-25 years.