Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Gaja |
Vintage | 2015 |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piemonte |
Grape | Nebbiolo |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | 2021-2040 |
Stock | 6 |
The 2015 Barbaresco Costa Russi was about to be bottled before I tasted it. Like the other wines from this warm vintage, you are treated to extra plushness and roundness with dark berry fruit intensity. This wine also offers unexpected mineral tones that come off as crushed oyster shell and talc powder. These add to the drying, almost nervous, tension you feel in the mouth.
Wow. Such depth in the nose of strawberries, flowers and hints of raw meat. Crushed stones, too. Full body, fine and dusty tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Shows structure and finesse.