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1997 Gaja Barbaresco
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ST 91(+?)
WS 95
RP 94

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1997 Gaja Barbaresco

Producer: Gaja
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Nebbiolo
Origin: Italy
Region: Piedmont

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91(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2000

Good full ruby-red. Superripe aromas of black raspberry, coffee, mint and oak, plus an exotic smoky note of torrefaction. Less complex than the '98 but very concentrated, with surprising acidity giving the wine lovely vinosity. Strong note of dark chocolate in the mouth. Finishes long and juicy, with building tannins.

95 Points | Wine Spectator
94 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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08/05/2003
by jolo
Outstanding Barbaresco, the finest we've yet tasted. Sweet and fruity with dark plums and strong tannin. Needs a lot of air exposure, but with time was excellent all around.

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Italy, like France, offers a world of wine styles within a single country: dry Italian white wines ranging from lively and minerally to powerful and full-bodied; cheap and cheerful Italian red wines in both a cooler, northern style and a richer, warmer southern style; structured, powerful reds capable of long aging in bottle; sparkling wines; sweet wines and dessert wines.
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Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo based wines made outside the Langhe hills are often lost in the commotion over Barolo and Barbaresco. The provinces of Vercelli and Novarra in the northern reaches of the Piedmont area are home to wines like Carema, Ghemme, and Gattinara. The latter two wines are mostly Nebbiolo, which as traditionally been blended with...
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