2021 Gaja Costa Russi Barbaresco
Founded in 1859 in the Piedmont region of Italy, Gaja is one of the world’s most revered and influential wineries, often credited with revolutionising Italian winemaking. Under the visionary leadership of Angelo Gaja, the estate pushed the boundaries of tradition, introducing barrique ageing, single-vineyard bottlings, and a focus on low yields to enhance quality. Originally famed for its Barbaresco and Barolo, Gaja expanded into Tuscany in the late 1990s with the creation of Ca’Marcanda in Bolgheri, where Bordeaux varieties thrive in the region’s unique soils.
97 points - James Suckling
This wine is very aromatic, with nutmeg, white pepper, matchsticks, flint, blackberries, brambles and iodine. Medium-bodied with supple and elastic tannins that give it shape and race. Spicy on the finish. Shows excellent potential. Give this wine three to four years to open up.
97 points - Vinous
The Barbaresco Costa Russi 2021 is dark, rich and enveloping in the style of the best wines from this hillside vineyard. Plush contours give the Costa Russi a feeling of total sensuality. Preserved dark cherries, spice, leather, liquorice and dried flowers come through beautifully in this gorgeous, resonant Barbaresco. This is a fabulous Costa Russi.
96 points - Falstaff
Bright, powerful ruby-garnet colour. Very precise and clear nose of ripe dark wild raspberries, juicy, fresh plums, some black truffles. Radiant on the palate, shows lots of compact red fruit, then opens up with pithy tannins in many layers, savoury final.
95 points - Wine Spectator
Expressive and elegant, this red wine displays aromas and flavours of cherries, strawberries, roses and minerals. At this youthful stage, it is skilfully balanced, with refined tannins and lively acidity that lingers with a complex blend of fruit and mineral elements and a hint of eucalyptus.
Founded in 1859 in the Piedmont region of Italy, Gaja is one of the world’s most revered and influential wineries, often credited with revolutionising Italian winemaking. Under the visionary leadership of Angelo Gaja, the estate pushed the boundaries of tradition, introducing barrique ageing, single-vineyard bottlings, and a focus on low yields to enhance quality. Originally famed for its Barbaresco and Barolo, Gaja expanded into Tuscany in the late 1990s with the creation of Ca’Marcanda in Bolgheri, where Bordeaux varieties thrive in the region’s unique soils.
97 points - James Suckling
This wine is very aromatic, with nutmeg, white pepper, matchsticks, flint, blackberries, brambles and iodine. Medium-bodied with supple and elastic tannins that give it shape and race. Spicy on the finish. Shows excellent potential. Give this wine three to four years to open up.
97 points - Vinous
The Barbaresco Costa Russi 2021 is dark, rich and enveloping in the style of the best wines from this hillside vineyard. Plush contours give the Costa Russi a feeling of total sensuality. Preserved dark cherries, spice, leather, liquorice and dried flowers come through beautifully in this gorgeous, resonant Barbaresco. This is a fabulous Costa Russi.
96 points - Falstaff
Bright, powerful ruby-garnet colour. Very precise and clear nose of ripe dark wild raspberries, juicy, fresh plums, some black truffles. Radiant on the palate, shows lots of compact red fruit, then opens up with pithy tannins in many layers, savoury final.
95 points - Wine Spectator
Expressive and elegant, this red wine displays aromas and flavours of cherries, strawberries, roses and minerals. At this youthful stage, it is skilfully balanced, with refined tannins and lively acidity that lingers with a complex blend of fruit and mineral elements and a hint of eucalyptus.
Founded in 1859 in the Piedmont region of Italy, Gaja is one of the world’s most revered and influential wineries, often credited with revolutionising Italian winemaking. Under the visionary leadership of Angelo Gaja, the estate pushed the boundaries of tradition, introducing barrique ageing, single-vineyard bottlings, and a focus on low yields to enhance quality. Originally famed for its Barbaresco and Barolo, Gaja expanded into Tuscany in the late 1990s with the creation of Ca’Marcanda in Bolgheri, where Bordeaux varieties thrive in the region’s unique soils.
97 points - James Suckling
This wine is very aromatic, with nutmeg, white pepper, matchsticks, flint, blackberries, brambles and iodine. Medium-bodied with supple and elastic tannins that give it shape and race. Spicy on the finish. Shows excellent potential. Give this wine three to four years to open up.
97 points - Vinous
The Barbaresco Costa Russi 2021 is dark, rich and enveloping in the style of the best wines from this hillside vineyard. Plush contours give the Costa Russi a feeling of total sensuality. Preserved dark cherries, spice, leather, liquorice and dried flowers come through beautifully in this gorgeous, resonant Barbaresco. This is a fabulous Costa Russi.
96 points - Falstaff
Bright, powerful ruby-garnet colour. Very precise and clear nose of ripe dark wild raspberries, juicy, fresh plums, some black truffles. Radiant on the palate, shows lots of compact red fruit, then opens up with pithy tannins in many layers, savoury final.
95 points - Wine Spectator
Expressive and elegant, this red wine displays aromas and flavours of cherries, strawberries, roses and minerals. At this youthful stage, it is skilfully balanced, with refined tannins and lively acidity that lingers with a complex blend of fruit and mineral elements and a hint of eucalyptus.
DETAILS
PRODUCER - Gaja
VINTAGE - 2021
VARIETAL - Nebbiolo
COUNTRY - Italy
REGION - Barbaresco, Piedmont
BOTTLE SIZE - 750ml
