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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 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 (now Langhe DOC wines). These changes were not always well-received: famously, the name of the Darmagi Cabernet Sauvignon translates as 'what a pity', referring to Angelo's father's regret over the introduction of Bordeaux varieties.
Gaja is famous for having modernized Piedmont, introducing international grape varieties and winemaking practices more common in Bordeaux or California. However, traditional elements remain, such as long macerations and the use of larger oak barrels (albeit in combination with new barriques). The estate generated a lot of attention when it began to blend a small amount of Barbera into all but two of its Barbaresco and Barolo wines, relegating them to the Langhe DOC classification. Angelo Gaja insisted this was a traditional practice to correct acidity, and at any rate, the label focused on the vineyard name, rather than the appellation.
Varietal | Nebbiolo |
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Vintage | 2004 |
Rating | 97 RP/95 WS |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Location | Barolo |
Producer | Gaja Angelo |
Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Robert Parker | 97 RP - Gaja’s 2004 Sori Tildin floats on the palate. It is the most nuanced of these single-vineyard offerings, with gorgeous notes of tar, smoke, roses, violets, sweet toasted oak and earthiness that emerge from the glass in a counterpoint of sublime elegance and stunning purity. It possesses superb length and elegant, silky tannins to round out the finish. This extraordinary Sori Tildin will require at least a few years of bottle age, but it is destined to be one of the vintage’s legendary wines. |
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Wine Spectator | 95 WS - Incredibly perfumed, with chocolate, mineral and blackberry. Full-bodied, with amazing finesse, strength and balance. Long and beautiful. A return to the quality level of 2001. |
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Varietal | Nebbiolo |
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Vintage | 2004 |
Rating | 97 RP/95 WS |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Location | Barolo |
Producer | Gaja Angelo |
Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Varietal | Nebbiolo |
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Vintage | 2004 |
Rating | 97 RP/95 WS |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Location | Barolo |
Producer | Gaja Angelo |
Color | Red |
Wine Type | Table |
Varietal | Nebbiolo |
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Vintage | 2004 |
Rating | 97 RP/95 WS |
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Region | Piedmont |
Location | Barolo |
Producer | Gaja Angelo |
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Wine Spectator Rating | 95 WS -Incredibly perfumed, with chocolate, mineral and blackberry. Full-bodied, with amazing finesse, strength and balance. Long and beautiful. A return to the quality level of 2001. |
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