2020 Gaja, Barbaresco 1x750ml

Vinous 94/100

The 2020 Barbaresco is a very young wine. In most years, the Gaja Barbaresco is quite showy, but the 2020 clearly needs time. There’s terrific fruit intensity, but the aromatics aren’t quite expressive. These days the Gaja wines have less oak imprint, which pushes the fruit forward, but also yields a wine that is a bit more austere in the early going. [Antonio Galloni, 10/24/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045