2021 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo Barbaresco
Gaja
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Average Critic Score: 98.25/100 based on 4 critic reviews
Gaja is the house that put Barbaresco on the world stage, and Sori San Lorenzo is the vineyard that started it all, the first of Angelo Gaja's single-vineyard bottlings. The 2021 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo Barbaresco comes from a vintage widely regarded as one of the finest in recent memory and has drawn near-unanimous acclaim: 99 points from James Suckling, 98 points from Monica Larner (Wine Advocate), 98 points from Antonio Galloni (Vinous) and 98 points from Wine Spectator. Powerful, perfumed and built for the long haul, it is a classic in the making.
A rather exotic and wild Sori San Lorenzo. Even flamboyant. Dried flowers and spices with bark, mushroom and dried dark cherry. Perfumed and primary with earth. Full-bodied and juicy with such fine velvety tannins that are layered and superb. So classic and soft on the palate with great length. - James Suckling (99 pts)
Suggested drinking window: 2027 - 2050 (Wine Spectator).
Critic Reviews
99 Points - James Suckling
“A rather exotic and wild Sori San Lorenzo. Even flamboyant. Dried flowers and spices with bark, mushroom and dried dark cherry. Perfumed and primary with earth. Full-bodied and juicy with such fine velvety tannins that are layered and superb. So classic and soft on the palate with great length. Give this four to five years, but a classic in the making. Try after 2029.”
98 Points - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
“Last to be tasted and the most powerful in this series of single-vineyard wines is the Gaja 2021 Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo. This vintage delivers striking intensity that is focused and pure. Dark berry fruit is surrounded by spice, earth and licorice. The tannins are quite present in the San Lorenzo, especially in this vintage, and ideally this bottle should see many more years of bottle evolution. With so many decades of family history behind this site, San Lorenzo's excellence is an enduring symbol of the creativity and expertise of the Gaja legacy.”
98 Points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“The 2021 Barbaresco Sori San Lorenzo is a dark, brooding beauty. In most vintages, Sori San Lorenzo is more demonstrative, but the 2021 is not in the mood to show all its cards. Black cherry, plum, graphite, menthol and spice emerge with some reticence. Readers will have to be patient with this embryonic Barbaresco. Sadly, production is down by about 30% because of frost.”
98 Points - Wine Spectator
“This rich, juicy version is packed with ripe cherry, raspberry, rose, graphite and menthol aromas and flavors. The lush, supple texture is offset by a dense line of chalky tannins that build on the finish. Showing superb balance and length, this teases you with its up-front fruit before tightening up, a foreshadowing of its potential. Best from 2027 through 2050. 125 cases imported.”
Wine Details & Information
Vintage: 2021
Varietal / Style:Nebbiolo
Producer:Gaja
Country:Italy
Region: Barbaresco
Bottle size (ml): 750ml