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A really special tasting today with three members of the Gaja family – Angelo, Gaia and Giovanni Gaja talking us through current vintages Costa Russi, Sorí Tíldin and Sorí San Lorenzo all 2020, Sperss 2018, Conteisa 2015, Barbaresco 2001, Darmagi … Continue reading
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Lovely evening just chilling with Gaia Gaja tonight – always such great fun and great company at one of my favourite places @campamac in Barbaresco and the #Gaja #soritildin #babaresco #2020 was showing beautifully tonight. fun to try the #enginegintonic View this post on Instagram A post shared … Continue reading
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More delights from the 2019 and 2020 vintage. This time the 2020 Barbaresco Ronchi from @rocca.albino Albino Rocca takes the floor with its gentle elegance and graceful style – the nose opens after a while to a beautiful harmony of red cherry, … Continue reading
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A quick whistle-stop visit to the much talked about @piero_busso (whom I had visited a few years before) on my intensive tour of #babaresco last week. Piero was on holiday but kindly arranged for his sister to show me the wines. I liked a … Continue reading
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#barbaresco visit to @produttoridelbarbaresco last week – these wines are usually some of the best value Barbaresco around and quickly get snapped up both in Italy and abroad. I could not taste the 2019 Cru Barbaresco yet because they are installing a new … Continue reading
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So glad to squeeze in an intensive and energetic visit! @fletcherwines loved some of the great things you are doing in #barbaresco – the #favorita was a surprise and looking delicious and so was the #chardonnay and the #barbaresco looking very classy and classic. A presto. View this post on … Continue reading
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Always an incredible visit with Gaja – this time I spent most of the morning with @giovannigaja visiting the new winery in #altalanga due to be complete this August – it was exciting to see the real thing after mentioning … Continue reading
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It is not always the most expensive or the most highly rated and highly scored wines that give the most pleasure. I opened these three little gems yesterday and I was surprised and delighted by how full of vitality and … Continue reading