Description

Gaja transformed Barbaresco’s reputation worldwide. Its single-vineyard crus Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn and Costa Russi were bottled under the Langhe DOC from the mid-1990s, when a small proportion of Barbera was added, before returning to the Barbaresco name in later years.

The vintage 1997. 1997 was a hot Piedmont vintage of rich, opulent wines.

Rose, red and black cherry, spice, liquorice and earth; refined, layered and long.

Service & pairing. Serve at 17 °C in a tall Nebbiolo or Burgundy glass. Decant younger vintages for two hours or more; older ones gently, to separate the sediment. Pair with tajarin with truffle, veal or game birds.