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1995 Barbaresco, Gaja (1.5L)
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Vintage: 1995
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Barbaresco
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Appellation: Barbaresco
Producer: Gaja
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Type: Red
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Sub-Region: Langhe
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Tasting note: 1995 tends to be a good rather than great vintage in Piedmont, but Gaja's sensational 1995s are among the stars of the vintage. This wine possesses extremely saturated dark ruby/purple colors, almost atypical for Nebbiolo. The 1995 Barbaresco offers a superb nose of licorice, cherry fruit, strawberries, flowers, and toasty scents. Ripe, dense, and lush, with an alluring, sexy personality, it is one of the more forward, generic Barbarescos Gaja has produced. Anticipated maturity: now-2011. (90pts, Robert Parker)
Tasted: Aug. 1999
Score: 90
Drink: from 2011
Tasting note: Very good deep red-ruby. Game, leather, currants and smoky oak on the nose. Supple, fairly dense fruit supported by sound acids. But with a bit less flesh and extract than the two subsequent vintages, the tannins give this wine a slightly more aggressive finish. Still needs a few months to recover from the bottling. (88(?)pts, Steven Tanzer)
Tasted: Nov/Dec 1998
Score: 88(?)
Drink: N/A
Tasting note: Most impressive. Hard to tell it apart from the single-vineyard crus because it's so massive while also offering an incredibly dense texture. Shows mineral, stonelike, spicy and black currant character, while some new oak plays subtly in the background. Firm tannins on the finish. Best from 2005 through 2015. 2,000 cases made. (94pts, PM, Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Oct 31, 1998
Score: 94
Drink: N/A
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