{"id":22010,"date":"2020-02-06T12:10:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T11:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fonsvinum.com\/?post_type=product&p=22010"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:27:21","slug":"barbaresco-gaja-1988","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/fonsvinum.com\/en\/product\/barbaresco-gaja-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbaresco GAJA 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barbaresco GAJA<\/a> 1988<\/h1>\n

GAJA<\/a> Estate<\/h2>\n

Gaja is today an estate that controls nearly 100 hectares of owned vineyards in Piedmont alone. The Gaja winery was founded in 1859 in Barbaresco, in the heart of the Langhe<\/a>, and has always been recognized as one of the iconic names in Barbaresco production. <\/p>\n

From founder Giovanni to Angelo Gaja, this family has always pursued quality. Piedmont is one of the most distinguished regions for producing great wines. Here, Nebbiolo often takes on poetic dimensions. <\/p>\n

Angelo Gaja, in the 1960s, had the merit of renewing traditions. This meant introducing new techniques such as reducing yields per hectare, greater control of fermentation temperature, careful use of barrique, and the adoption of longer corks.
\nThus Gaja managed to keep pace with the times, without falling into the error of becoming fossilized in tradition. A success, therefore, built with intelligence and intuition, inherited from the rigor and sacrifices of predecessors and developed and consolidated in recent decades thanks to Angelo’s formidable leadership. <\/p>\n

Gaja has built around itself the image of a strong and essential brand, symbol of Barbaresco’s greatness and of a wine that expresses the poetry of its terroir in the glass.<\/p>\n

Tasting notes<\/h2>\n

Barbaresco GAJA 1988. The Barbaresco Gaja is decisive, spicy, with notes of licorice, austere, toasted notes, coffee, menthol hints, blueberry and balsamic nuances. <\/p>\n

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Fine and dry but still has true vertical structure. With time it only becomes more fragrant and once again that tea aroma returns. Quite a bit of grip in the tannin and acid at the finish but it is long. Less elegant in the finish compared to 1994. Later: develops aromas of sweet dark candy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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