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Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo, Gaja 2020

RegionItaly
Subregion Italy > Piedmont > Barbaresco
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyNebbiolo

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Tasting Notes

The 2020 Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo is ample and potent, with tons of mid-palate intensity and palate-staining resonance. Black cherry, plum, new leather, licorice, gravel and dried herbs abound. As is so often the case, Sorì San Lorenzo is the most inward.

97+
Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, October 2023

The aromas are like a bouquet of pink roses. So perfumed. Citrus. It also has subtle and pure aromas of strawberries, cherries and stone. Full-bodied but agile and floating on the palate with firm and chewy tannins at the end that remain balanced and fresh. Needs five or six years to soften. Best after 2028.

98
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, July 2023

The Gaja 2020 Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo has bright cherry, currant and underbrush. This wine is very pretty in the mouth, especially if you considered the silky nature of the weightless tannins. The San Lorenzo is fueled by a long finish and does not drop off on the mid-palate. It keeps going strong with red fruits, high notes and balanced acidity. The wood tannins are melted into the wine's fine texture.

98
Monica Larner, RobertParker.com, April 2024

Just mid ruby. Great depth of raspberry fruit on the nose but still quite subdued and tight. Just a hint of fennel seed. Gorgeous, supple and compact with fine but persistent tannins running through the fruit. Elegant, light of touch and very long. 2026 - 2036

17.5
Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com, October 2023
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