1 dozen bottles per lot
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GAJA
For four generations, the Gaja family has graced the region of Piedmont with fine winemaking. Since 1961, Giovanni Gaja's great-grandson Angelo adds the merit of revolutionary to the family's accolades. Amidst south-facing hilltops in Barbaresco, known in local dialect as "sori", Angelo Gaja committed to making exclusively estate grown wines.
Gaja's transformation of Piedmont and perhaps even Italy began with his short pruning methods, the introduction of barrique aging to his wines, and the importation of foreign grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay to his vineyards. His vision to produce terroir driven single-vineyard wines keeps Gaja's wines on the short list of Italy's finest.
DVR
Barbaresco "Sorì San Lorenzo"--Vintage 1993
Piedmont, Gaja
In original wooden case
"Gaja's 1993 Barbarescos (he declassified all his crus in 1991 and 1992) are good, but anyone expecting a level of quality matching what he obtained in 1988, 1989, and 1990 will be disappointed. The wines are more compact and downsized compared to the three aforementioned vintages. The 1993 Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo reveals a distinctive nose of cedar, tobacco, leather, and red cherry fruit. In the mouth, the wine quickly dries out and is slightly attenuated. Nevertheless, this is a classy, elegant, medium-bodied, lighter than normal style of Sori San Lorenzo. It should drink well for 10-12 years." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, #112 (August 1997)
1 dozen bottles per lot
For four generations, the Gaja family has graced the region of Piedmont with fine winemaking. Since 1961, Giovanni Gaja's great-grandson Angelo adds the merit of revolutionary to the family's accolades. Amidst south-facing hilltops in Barbaresco, known in local dialect as "sori", Angelo Gaja committed to making exclusively estate grown wines.
Gaja's transformation of Piedmont and perhaps even Italy began with his short pruning methods, the introduction of barrique aging to his wines, and the importation of foreign grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay to his vineyards. His vision to produce terroir driven single-vineyard wines keeps Gaja's wines on the short list of Italy's finest.
DVR
Barbaresco "Sorì San Lorenzo"--Vintage 1993
Piedmont, Gaja
In original wooden case
"Gaja's 1993 Barbarescos (he declassified all his crus in 1991 and 1992) are good, but anyone expecting a level of quality matching what he obtained in 1988, 1989, and 1990 will be disappointed. The wines are more compact and downsized compared to the three aforementioned vintages. The 1993 Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo reveals a distinctive nose of cedar, tobacco, leather, and red cherry fruit. In the mouth, the wine quickly dries out and is slightly attenuated. Nevertheless, this is a classy, elegant, medium-bodied, lighter than normal style of Sori San Lorenzo. It should drink well for 10-12 years." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, #112 (August 1997)
1 dozen bottles per lot