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2022 Gaja Barbaresco

2022 Gaja Barbaresco

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James Suckling

Review Date: 04/2025

Fresh and restrained wine, with an exquisite mix of graphite, orange peel, dried cherries and strawberries, as well as whiffs of potpourri and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, it displays velvety, ripe tannins with tight-knit acidity and a juicy style, despite the more biting finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

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95

Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 05/2025
All of Gaja’s 2022s have a good richness of color with a jeweled ruby hue, and the 2022 Barbaresco is fresh and ripe on the nose with lovely purity and a layered feel. The nose is spicy with notes of wild strawberries, candied orange, white pepper, and fresh flowers. The palate has a rounded feel but, from the start, has refreshing acidity and an elegant tapering finish. The tannins are ripe and defined without being aggressive. Drink 2026-2046. (AF)

95

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 06/2025
Showing that Gaja Midas Touch, the 2022 Barbaresco is a seamless wine with a long, polished mouthfeel. This vintage saw 10% whole-cluster fruit. That fermentation method started on an experimental level in 2021, but it's giving encouraging results, Giovanni Gaja tells me, because it reinforces impressions of freshness, especially in the hot years. This Barbaresceo shows Nebbiolo purity, while remaining chiseled and elegant all the while. The bouquet peels off to reveal pretty layers of crushed rose, stone and plump fruit. The tannins are beautifully balanced. (ML)

93

Decanter

Review Date: 11/2024
Opens with sweet wood spice and mocha before revealing green tobacco and mint-inflected red berries. The fully charged palate is rich with glossy strawberry and raspberry. A succulent undertow of citrussy acidity keeps it from being heavy. While this might not have the structural intricacy of some vintages, surprisingly smooth, velvety tannins stretch out gracefully. Dried florals and cinnamon reach their crescendo on the finish. Gaja’s classic Barbaresco includes all 14 estate parcels in 2022, with portions from three crus. (MM)

Notes

From one of the most iconic and revered producers in all of Italy, the 2022 Gaja Barbaresco is a stunning achievement in a famously hot and dry vintage. Blended from 14 of the family’s top estate vineyards, this wine showcases the masterful touch of the Gaja family in navigating a challenging year. The nose is wonderfully aromatic and precise, with notes of red cherry, wild raspberry, and rose petal, accented by hints of licorice and fresh mint. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied and impeccably balanced, with a core of pure, vibrant fruit supported by firm, incredibly fine-grained tannins and a surprising freshness. The finish is long, graceful, and intensely mineral. A benchmark Barbaresco with profound elegance and decades of aging potential.

Product Details

Origin: Barolo, Piedmont, Italy

Type/Varietal: Nebbiolo

SKU: #1949362