Barolo docg Sperss Gaja 2016

Sperss Barolo docg Gaja 2016

Reference 2625
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  • Region

    Piemonte

  • Title

    Barolo docg

  • Kind of wine

    Red wine doc

  • Wine variety

    94% Nebbiolo, 6% Barbera

  • Year

    2016

  • District of production

    Serralunga d'Alba (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 Barolo 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.

The 2016 vintage was awarded with 100/100 by the prestigious Wine Advocate magazine.


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...