Barbaresco, Gaja 2023

Showing a pretty ruby appearance, the Gaja 2023 Barbaresco impresses with the extraordinary finesse and focus of its aromas. The bouquet is beautifully linear with delicate notes of wild cherry, rose and sweet spice that unfold with precision. The palate is open and charming, reflecting the warm vintage with a gentle sweetness of fruit, yet it never loses the elegance or structural definition that have long distinguished this benchmark wine. The tannins are seamlessly integrated, and despite the year's heat, the wine remains graceful and refined. The 2023 growing season, with its cooler August followed by renewed warmth, appears to have allowed the vines to adapt more successfully than in 2022, resulting in a wine that balances ripe fruit with freshness and poise. 2027-2048

Bottled in July 2025, the 2023 Barbaresco pours a medium ruby hue and offers an elegant perfume with refined tannins and bright acidity. Aromas of ripe raspberries, currants, fresh basil, wildflowers, and delicate graphite emerge from the glass, and the palate is mouthwatering and long, with excellent balance. Production was significantly reduced due to sunburn during the growing season, which led the estate to cut a substantial portion of the fruit. Drink 2028-2050.

The Gaja 2023 Barbaresco, made with Nebbiolo from 14 estate vineyards, entices with scents of rose, iris, menthol and dark culinary spice. Ethereally elegant, the lithe palate offers succulent red cherry, spiced orange slice, star anise and crushed mint set against fine-grained tannins. Bright acidity keeps it racy. Drink 2027–2038. Abv: 13.5%