2021 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo 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.
99 points - James Suckling
A rather exotic and wild Sori San Lorenzo. Even extravagant. Dried flowers and spices with bark, mushroom and dried dark cherry. Perfumed and primarily with earth. Full-bodied and juicy with fine, velvety tannins that are multi-layered and magnificent. So classic and soft on the palate with great length. Give this wine four to five years, but it will become a classic.
98 points - Falstaff
This rich, juicy version is packed with aromas and flavours of ripe cherries, raspberries, roses, graphite and menthol. The lush, supple texture is balanced by a dense line of chalky tannins that build on the finish. It shows excellent balance and length, seducing with its upfront fruit before tightening up - a taster of its potential.
98 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.
99 points - James Suckling
A rather exotic and wild Sori San Lorenzo. Even extravagant. Dried flowers and spices with bark, mushroom and dried dark cherry. Perfumed and primarily with earth. Full-bodied and juicy with fine, velvety tannins that are multi-layered and magnificent. So classic and soft on the palate with great length. Give this wine four to five years, but it will become a classic.
98 points - Falstaff
This rich, juicy version is packed with aromas and flavours of ripe cherries, raspberries, roses, graphite and menthol. The lush, supple texture is balanced by a dense line of chalky tannins that build on the finish. It shows excellent balance and length, seducing with its upfront fruit before tightening up - a taster of its potential.
98 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.
99 points - James Suckling
A rather exotic and wild Sori San Lorenzo. Even extravagant. Dried flowers and spices with bark, mushroom and dried dark cherry. Perfumed and primarily with earth. Full-bodied and juicy with fine, velvety tannins that are multi-layered and magnificent. So classic and soft on the palate with great length. Give this wine four to five years, but it will become a classic.
98 points - Falstaff
This rich, juicy version is packed with aromas and flavours of ripe cherries, raspberries, roses, graphite and menthol. The lush, supple texture is balanced by a dense line of chalky tannins that build on the finish. It shows excellent balance and length, seducing with its upfront fruit before tightening up - a taster of its potential.
98 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
