Rated: 93 pts - The Wine Advocate
Rated: 91 pts - Wine Spectator
Rated: 93 pts - Wine Enthusiast

Wine Color: Red
Vintage: 2006
Varietal: Nebbiolo
Style: Still
Size: 750ml
Origin: Europe > Italy > Piedmont | Piemonte > Barbaresco

Food Pairing: Beef, Poultry
Taste: Balanced, Rounded

The Wine Advocate 93 pts - Antonio Galloni
The 2006 Barbaresco reveals terrific concentration, depth and purity. This is a remarkably soft, harmonious Barbaresco from Angelo Gaja with pretty notes of raspberries, crushed flowers and spices. The wine turns more powerful in the glass, as it gains additional richness, volume and depth, all of which carry through to the polished finish. The wine's balance is impeccable, and this is easily is one the more harmonious, complete wines of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2026.

Wine Spectator 91 pts - James Suckling
Offers plum and prune on the nose and palate, with hints of cappuccino. Full-bodied, with velvety, chewy tannins and a long finish. Best after 2011.

Wine Enthusiast 93 pts - Monica Larner
Tasted at the infancy of what will undoubtedly be a long and generous lifespan, Gaja's 2006 Barbaresco shows enormous promise and potential. The wine is elegant, rigidly linear and pristine, with well-defined notes of ripe berry fruit and soft spice. It's an amazing achievement that tastes compact and opulent at the same time. Drink after 2015.

Description:
Garnet color. The nose is almost sensual in its complexity, with aromas of forest fruits, plums, licorice, mineral and coffee scents. Long, complex finish with fine, silk-like tannins and good acidity; dense structure, full of super-ripe fruit.

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