1988 Gaja Barbaresco
Back In Stock
$499.99
Fulfillment times vary, for estimated turnaround times
Only 1 left
Availability by location
Redwood City: 1
JR
Jancis Robinson
Reviewed October 2010Increasing brick at the rim though the colour is quite dense and smudgy throughout. Intense notes of black olive and cooked tomato and the sweetness of meat long cooked. Fine and dry and yet still has a real uprightness of structure. With time it just becomes more perfumed and again that tea aroma comes back. Quite a bit of grip in the tannin and acid at the end but its long. Less elegant on the finish than 1994. Later: develops aromas of sweet dark toffee. (JH)
Professional Reviews
RP
Wine Advocate
The 1988 Barbaresco offers the classic nose of dried cherries, herbs, cedar, and toasty oak. In the mouth, it is medium to full-bodied, with considerable tannic clout. The long finish is dominated by the wine's tannins. It should benefit from 3-4 years of cellaring and keep for 10-15. All of Gaja's 1988 Barbarescos are backward, reserved wines. Even after sitting four days with the corks pulled they exhibited no signs of oxidation. While they should be uncommonly long-lived, I did not see quite the flesh and richness possessed by such vintages as 1985 and 1982. (RP)
Details
| Origin | Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| SKU | 980170 |
Take it home. Or give it a cellar.
Take possession as soon as your order is ready, or choose managed storage with RareStorage.
60 days free on K&L purchases. Then $0.40 per bottle/month. $9.50 monthly minimum.