Barbaresco Docg 2020 - Gaja

Description

Gaja's Barbaresco comes from 100% Nebbiolo grapes , a wine with immense richness and expressiveness , Angelo Gaja is one of those names that excite any wine enthusiast, since his interpretations have given life to immortal bottles , which you can also taste today 50 years after the harvest they are perfectly intact and ready.

This Piedmontese red has truly rich aromas , from dried violet to berries, from dog rose to liquorice, from cocoa to cloves. When tasted it can be both caressing and vigorous , imposing and endowed with velvety tactility. An unstoppable progression , for a liquid that seems to never end.

Why you should drink it

Simple, Barbaresco di Gaja is one of the most prestigious, elegant and well-known Italian wines throughout the world .

We are truly talking about a thoroughbred , one of those valuable bottles to which you reserve a place of honor in the cellar, opening them at the right time to fully enjoy their valuable complexity!

When to uncork it

One of those bottles to share in the company of special people.

To be enjoyed together with roasted red meats or baked game , without forgetting some long-matured cheeses , such as Parmigiano Reggiano and Castelmagno .

Regardless of the pairing, this is one of those wines that deserves to be drunk to understand the value of the Gaja names.

How to drink it

Serve it in a large glass at around 18°C .

And don't worry, if you can't drink it immediately , store it with the bottle lying down, in the dark and away from vibrations and temperature changes: Gaja wines, if tasted today, even 50 years after the harvest, are perfectly intact and ready .

Vinification and refinement

The bunches, selected with obsessive care , come from 14 proprietary vineyards with extremely low yields , typical in the Gaja house. The fermentation takes place in steel containers and the refinement involves 6 months of rest in barriques and another 18 in large oak barrels.

Territory

The vines, 100% Nebbiolo grapes, are located in the municipality of Barbaresco, here is the Gaja estate, founded in 1859 .

Soil

The soil is marly and calcareous , with clay infiltrations, medium compact.