Barbaresco Costa Russi Gaja 2014
Gaja

Barbaresco Costa Russi Gaja 2014

Gaja's Costa Russi is a Barbaresco of great importance and intensity: a true champion. After a long aging of 12 months in barrique and another 12 in barrel, it presents a bouquet of rare elegance and complexity. The robust and structured taste heralds a great aging potential

800,00 
Awards
96Veronelli
3Vitae AIS
5Bibenda
94Robert Parker
94James Suckling
3Gambero Rosso

Features

Denomination

Barbaresco DOCG

Vines

Nebbiolo 100%

Tipologia

Region

Alcohol content

14.5 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Aging

12 months in barriques and 12 months in big oak barrels

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites
Collection bottle, no discounts

BARBARESCO COSTA RUSSI GAJA 2014 DESCRIPTION

Gaja's Barbaresco Costa Russi is a wine made from the homonymous vineyard located in the commune of Barbaresco. The name is the result of a union between the Piedmontese dialect term Costa, which indicates the hillside with the best southern exposure, and the nickname of the vineyard's former owner, "Russi," from which Angelo Gaja produces this great wine.

Barbaresco Costa Russi is made from Nebbiolo grapes, harvested by hand and carefully fermented in steel vats; afterwards, the wine is aged in barrique for 12 months and then matured in botte grande for another 12 months so that aromas and flavours are brought out to the fullest.

This exceptional wine presents a garnet red colour with elegant orange highlights. The nose is a triumph: violets and medicinal herbs, roasted notes of coffee, currants and ripe plums ennobled by memories of mint chocolate. On the palate, the wine proves intriguing and robust, rich and profoundly structured, with mineral undertones, savoury and endowed with great tannic persistence.

Colour

Bright garnet red, with orange reflections

Scent

Exhalant aromas of cherry and wild fruit, covered by memories of mint chocolate

Taste

Taut and fresh, with a pleasant minerality that promises to be an elegant and intense tannins

Temperature
18°-20°C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we recommend you to let the wine rest in a decanter at least 1 or 2 hours before serving
When to drink
Wine with a great longevity, already remarkable if you drink it now, but we suggest to let it rest in your cellar to best appreciate the great qualities that will mature over time
Glass
Ballon
Perfect for robust, full-bodied and intense red wines, which require intense oxygenation to disclose all their deep and complex aromas and enhance the evolution in the glass
Longevity
You can leave it in you cellar even for more than 20 years
GuideYearScoreQuote
Veronelli201396 / 100Excellent Wine
Vitae AIS20133 / 4Wine with an excellent stylistic and organoleptic profile
Bibenda20145 / 5Excellent Wine
Robert Parker201494 / 100Outstanding Wine
James Suckling201494 / 100Outstanding Wine
Gambero Rosso20133 / 3Excellent Wine

Gaja

Foundation Year1859
Vineyard hectares96
Annual production350.000 bt
WinemakerGuido Rivella
AddressGaja, Via Torino 18, 12050 - Barbaresco (CN)

Perfect to drink with

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Roasted and Grilled Meat

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Dark Chocolate

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Game

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Red Meat Stew

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Aged Cheese