Gaja Barbaresco Horizontal Collection - 6 Bottle Collector's Set
(2013)

About this Set:
An incredible collection, this set includes two 750ml bottles of each of three single vineyard Barbarescos from the 2013 vintage:

2 bottles each of the following:

• 2013 Sori San Lorenzo - [JS 100] [VM 98] [WA 97] [WS 94] [WE 93]
• 2013 Sori Tildin - [VM 97] [JS 97] [WA 95+] [WS 95] [WE 93]
• 2013 Costa Russi - [JS 98] [VM 98] [WA 95]

This wine made history when it became one of the earliest single-vineyard bottlings of Nebbiolo in Piedmont with the 1967 vintage. Sourced from the GAJA winery's top growing site, San Lorenzo, located just south of the village of Barbaresco in the famed cru Secondine, the wine is made with 95% Nebbiolo grapes and 5% Barbera. This practice hails back to the earliest era of Barbaresco, when the lighter-bodied Barbera was traditionally blended into the tannic Nebbiolo to temper its power and structure.

Costa means slope in Italian and is often used in the names of vineyard designated wines. In wine-growing parlance, it denotes the side of a hill that faces the sun. Russi was the nickname of the previous estate owner, who oversaw the vineyard management of this historic and privileged growing site. This 10-acre vineyard which lies in the township of Barbaresco was purchased in the winery's 1967 expansion of its vineyard holdings. GAJA's Costa Russi is known for the elegance and refinement of its aromatic character and likes its single-vineyard counterparts, will age gracefully for 40 years of more in outstanding vintages.

Ratings & Reviews

San Lorenzo

100 Points & #3 Top 100 Italian Wines of 2016 - James Suckling:
"Majestic aromas of crushed berries, meat and orange peel. Full body, lots of powerful yet ripe tannins and exquisite fruit. Amazing depth and density. They said they macerated a little more than normal because the fruit was perfect. A classic nebbiolo that reminds me of the great 1996. About 30% less production. Don’t touch for five to 10 years. A celebratory wine for Gaja’s return to the Barbaresco appellation." (Nov 2016)

Sori Tildin

97 Points & #40 Top 100 Italian Wines of 2016 - James Suckling:
The perfumes are fabulous here with strawberry, walnut and porcini mushrooms. Mountain herbs. Full body, tight and integrated tannins and a long finish. Refined and beautiful. Hard not to drink now." (Nov 2016)

Costa Russi

98 Points & #43 Top 100 Italian Wines of 2016 - James Suckling:
Medium ruby color. The class, strength and finesse to this wine are ever present with berry, dark-chocolate and walnut character. Full-bodied, dense and chewy. Very fresh. Chocolate, mango and ripe-strawberry flavors herald a bright finish. Needs four or five years to soften. Classic tannins. Better in 2021." (Nov 2016)