"Sperss" Langhe Nebbiolo doc Gaja 2006

Langhe Nebbiolo doc Sperss Gaja 2006

Reference 304
€410.00 
Last items in stock


Register and by purchasing this product you get 41 points

Your cart will total 41 points which can be converted into a voucher of €4.10


  • Region

    Piemonte

  • Title

    Langhe Rosso doc

  • Kind of wine

    Red wine doc

  • Wine variety

    94% Nebbiolo, 6% Barbera

  • Year

    2006

  • Fermentation

    In steel under controlled temperature

  • District of production

    Barbaresco (CN)

  • Refinement

    12 months in barriques, 12 months in traditional big oak casks

  • Alcoholic proof

    14.5%

  • Allergens

    Sulphites


Description

This is a powerful and vigorous Nebbiolo wine that takes the name from an homonymous Vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba: Angelo Gaja has decided to call it “Sperss”, by using a dialectal term, which means longing of precious things lost with the time. This wine presents an intense ruby red colour, a little bit transparent; it includes a various and charming bouquet with fruited aroma of blackberry, blueberry, cherry’s jam, black pepper, truffle, leather, licorice. This wine has great softness and important tannins; thanks to its peculiarities, this wine is excellent in combination with roasted red meats, game, seasoned cheeses and platters based on the famous Alba white Truffle. Eventually, it has a good capacity of aging.


Gaja

The cave was built in 1859 in Barbaresco, in the centre of the Langhe, and all along it is recognized as one of the name-symbol in the production of Barbaresco. From the creator Giovanni to Angelo Gaja, this family has earned a great reputation in wine’s sector thanks to its attentive pursuit of quality. In the 60s years...