November Online Part II
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 November 2021
Wine: Italy and Spain
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About this Item
Gaja is one of the best-known wine producers in all of Italy. Originating in and still based in Barbaresco, in northwest Italy, the Gaja name remains most strongly associated with Nebbiolo based wines, though the company now makes more wine in Tuscany than Piedmont. The business was founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja with just 2 hectares (5 acres) of vineyards in Barbaresco. Each generation saw expansion, although Angelo Gaja, who took over full-time in 1970, is often credited with the estate's more recent success. He was responsible for overseeing sweeping changes in the vineyards and cellars, and introducing the famed single-vineyard Barbaresco wines Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn, and Costa Russi.
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Critics Ratings
‘The exciting 2011 Sori San Lorenzo is a wine of enormous beauty and grace. Gaia Gaja classifies her three single vineyard Langhe Nebbiolo wines as follows: Costa Russi is “flowers;” Sori Tildin is “fruit;” and San Lorenzo is “plant” (with more structure and a more compact feel). San Lorenzo does indeed boast a strong mineral component of pencil shavings and crushed granite, followed by red cherry and soft spice. The wine’s tannins start off harder than the other wines, but soften with time. Drink: 2018-2040.’ - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, 96/100 (Jun 2014)
‘Firmly structured, this opens with aromas of menthol, truffle and underbrush accompanied by a hint of graphite. The palate delivers dark cherry, notes of chocolate, coffee, black pepper, grilled herb and licorice alongside refined but clenched tannins that need time to soften and unwind. It's still young and austere but it should blossom into a beauty. Drink 2018–2041.’ - Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, 94/100 (Dec 2014)
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