Gaja’s Langhe wines incorporate a small percentage of Barbera

and it is incredibly impressive

(91-94)/2028+

The wine is partly aged in 600-litre barrels

(aged in new oak barriques for 42 months)

Antinori (Guado Tasso), Matarocchio Vintage:2021 Gaja’s Langhe wines incorporate a2011 was a bit of a crazy season; September saw milder weather together with sporadic precipitation, which allowed the Cabernet Franc to complete the final ripening phase in a uniform fashion. This is confirmed by an incredible intensity of colour and extraction (30 days with fermentation and maceration) after five days of cold soak, before malolactic fermentation in 100% new French barrique. A restrained, sweet tobacco aroma dominates the nose,