1979 Gaja "Costa Russi" Barbaresco
92JG
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John Gilman
Reviewed November 2013The 1979 Gaja Costa Russi is really a lovely bottle of fully mature Barbaresco, with lovely, tertiary layers of autumnal complexity still nicely balanced by fresh fruit and lovely structure. The deep, complex and very classy nose offers up a blend of cherries, coffee, forest floor, orange peel, a nice touch of porcini, roasted gamebirds and a beautiful, gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is fullish, complex and perfectly resolved, with a nice core of fruit, superb soil signature, melting tannins and lovely focus and grip on the long, complex and very classy finish. Fine juice.
Notes
This Barbaresco is from the region's earlier beginnings as a serious red wine appellation. For the most part, Barbaresco was pretty much living in near total obscurity until the 1960s, when Giovanni Gaja (Angelo's father) began proving what could come of these vineyards. In the '70s, his son Angelo introduced single-vineyard offerings, and the rest is Italian wine history!
Details
| Origin | Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| SKU | 1476425 |