Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi 2021

Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi 2021

its lively fruit and good structure promising a long life ahead

An even more elegant nose of spicy and floral red and black pinot fruit is nuanced by subtle traces of sandalwood

There is terrific vibrancy to the slightly more muscular large-scaled flavors that culminate in a linear and beautifully delineated finish that really firms up as it sits on the palate

all wrapped in a mouth coating finish that offers very good but not truly special length

menthol and cloves with hints of cedar

with nuances of cigar box

more freshness and notes of raspberry leaf

The 57-acre estate vineyard includes the Helms Vineyard in Rutherford

the nose features oh-so-seductive notes of warm blackberries

with a toasty profile to the peach

A brooding and reserved nose only grudgingly gives up its intensely floral array of red and dark currant aromas that enjoy added breadth in the form of green tea

earth and subtle secondary nuances is followed by remarkably fine and pure