The Story
This wine made history when it became one of the earliest single-vineyard bottlings of Nebbiolo in Piedmont with the 1967 vintage. Sourced from the GAJA winery's top growing site, San Lorenzo, located just south of the village of Barbaresco in the famed cru Secondine, the wine is made with 95% Nebbiolo grapes and 5% Barbera. This practice hails back to the earliest era of Barbaresco, when the lighter-bodied Barbera was traditionally blended in...
Wine Information
The 2023 Gaja Sorì San Lorenzo is a masterclass in tension, transparency, and high-toned energy, brilliantly translating a demanding yet ultimately rewarding vintage into liquid form. Shaped by intense late-spring rainfall that required vigilant vineyard work, followed by mid-summer heatwaves and a crucial, cool late autumn that allowed extended hang time into mid-October, the 2023 vintage avoided the overt warmth of 2022 to deliver pure tensi...
Vintage 2023
In Italy, mildew dominated the wine landscape in 2023. May and June brought plenty of rain, which was ideal for the spread of Peronospora in southern and central Italy. Many winegrowers reacted too late, which meant that large areas were affected. In the north, powdery mildew caused problems. A hot September with temperatures above 30 degrees led to further losses. Across the country, losses were well over 20% compared to the previous year. Tu...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2026 |
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| 670€ |
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