Barbaresco Gaja 2020

Gaja's 2020 Barbaresco is a brilliant, shimmering, aromatic Nebbiolo blended across fourteen vineyards, showing the house's consistent quality.

A brilliant, shimmering ruby colour introduces an extremely fragrant nose of peach and pomegranate, then fresh plum. Lots of juicy fruit on the palate opens up with elegant, polished tannins and fine raspberry notes that linger, joined by a captivating bouquet of fresh strawberry and red fruit, hibiscus tea, rose petal, cherry, raspberry and blackberry, with mineral, eucalyptus and Asian spice undertones.

• Producer: Gaja
• Country: Italy
• Region: Piedmont
• Appellation: Barbaresco
• Vintage: 2020
• Grape: 100% Nebbiolo, blended across fourteen vineyards
• Bottle size: 75cl
• Alcohol: 14% ABV
• Style: Full-bodied dry red wine, still developing with further cellaring potential
• Critic score: 96 points, Jeb Dunnuck
• Serving temperature: 16-18C
• Decanting: Decant 1 hour before serving
• Food pairing: Braised veal, mushroom risotto, aged Parmesan
• Storage: Store horizontally in a cool, dark place with a stable temperature
• Drinking window: Youthful and fresh; will develop further through the mid-2040s