Gaja Barbaresco "Costa Russi" DOCG 2014 (Piedmont, Italy) - [WE 97] [AG 96] [RP 94] [JS 94] [WS 94]

Gaja Barbaresco "Costa Russi" DOCG 2014
(Piedmont, Italy) - [WE 97] [AG 96] [RP 94] [JS 94] [WS 94]


Regular price $620.00 Sale price $399.97 Save $220.03
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WE97 AG96 RP94 JS94 WS94
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About This Wine:

Costa means slope in Italian and is often used in the names of vineyard designated wines. In wine-growing parlance, it denotes the side of a hill that faces the sun. Russi was the nickname of the previous estate owner, who oversaw the vineyard management of this historic and privileged growing site. This 10-acre vineyard which lies in the township of Barbaresco was purchased in the winery's 1967 expansion of its vineyard holdings. GAJA's Costa Russi is known for the elegance and refinement of its aromatic character and likes its single-vineyard counterparts, will age gracefully for 40 years of more in outstanding vintages.

Wine Notes
Color: Dark ruby/purple
Aroma: A captivating and refined nose with well-integrated aromas of blackberries, violets and roasted coffee beans.
Taste: Elegance and crystal purity characterize this extremely complex and densely woven wine with an aging potential of decades.

Grape Variety Used: 100% Nebbiolo
Alcohol Level: 14.50%


Ratings & Reviews

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97 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"Intense scents of cherry, star anise and iris float out of the glass. It's firmly structured and loaded with finesse, offering crushed raspberry, Marasca cherry, cinnamon and star anise framed fine-grained tannins. Bright acidity lends balance and energy." - Kerin O’Keefe (3/1/2018)

96 Points - Antonio Galloni's Vinous:
"Soft contours, silky tannins and sweet, perfumed fruit are some of the signatures in the 2014 Costa Russi. As always, Costa Russi is the most polished and open-knit of these wines in its youth. Succulent fruit, hard candy and lifted, perfumed aromatics give the 2014 considerable early appeal, but I expect time in bottle will work its usual magic. Today, the 2014 is showing only the barest hint of its potential. Even in the early going, though, the Costa Russi is a totally sexy wine." - Antonio Galloni (Oct 2017)

94 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The 2014 Barbaresco Costa Russi is a beautiful wine that delivers profound color saturation with deep ruby highlights and blackish intensity. I would describe the nose as being more horizontal rather than vertical, if that makes sense. In other words, the bouquet makes its approach with wide intensity and large-scale aromas of black fruit, spice, tar, leather and licorice. It offers fewer of the sudden high notes or moments of sharpness that you get in 2013. Despite the common perception that this was a very cool vintage, the fruit here actually tastes riper and rounder than you might expect. That's because the vintage heat all came toward the end of the growing season, and the Gaja family left fruit on the vines to the end. In the mouth, the wine shows depth and finesse with some stubborn firmness at this young stage. It needs to flesh out further with more bottle aging." - Monica Larner (29th Dec 2017)

94 Points - James Suckling:
"The nose is replete here with dried red cherries, almonds, strawberries, glazed cranberries, some leafy nuances and already some tobacco and cigar box. Full-bodied and very layered with such concentration for this vintage. Firm yet sturdy tannins, no shortage of fine acidity and a long, structured finish. Such depth. Drink in 2020." - (October 20, 2017)

94 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Tight and focused, this red features a beam of cherry, strawberry, leather, tobacco, tar and iron wrapped in the grip of dense, refined tannins. Fresh and balanced, showing plenty of energy on the resonant finish. Best from 2023 through 2040. 170 cases imported." – BS (Nov 15, 2017)