TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

Garnet red with a rose scented nose. Dry and full, but not quite the intensity of the 2001. Still richly textured and concentrated but more evolved and forward. Long, silky finish - enjoy now or keep for 5 years

TASTING NOTES

Compact, taut, powerful, the most reticent of the three. With a little time in the glass the perfume starts to hint at what this wine is capable of: red fruit, rose, rich spice and a sense of stones. This is deeply mineral with a real sense of purpose and line. There is such delicacy to the fruit and an outstanding...

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

Floral, extravagantly perfumed and sensual. This is a textured, sumptuously fruity Costa Russi with a backbone of acidity and minerality which frames and elevates the layered and complex fragrance and silky texture. Extremely evocative, engaging and enticing this really highlights the delicacy of Barbaresco yet still has the grunt, power and sophistication of a Gaja wine. Brilliant.

TASTING NOTES

TASTING NOTES

The 2011 really highlights the nuance, subtlety and elegance that this site is capable of whilst retaining the depth, verve and structure. This is a powerfully built Barbaresco but one with striking finesse. There is so much complexity but it is seamless and weightlessly elegant. One of the best Sorì Tildìns we have tasted. Supreme.

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Gaja¿s Sorì San Lorenzo is made from old vines on south facing slopes and is usually the most concentrated of the single vineyard Barbarescos with the capacity to age for 30 years or more. The 2009 follows very much in this style with intense, deep plum and dark berry aromas with notes of black mulberry fruits, wild herbs, exotic spices...