Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2021 | dark colour, eucalyptus and mint, cedar and chocolate. Enormous potential. — 6 months ago

Karen Easton

9.4

Amazing! Dark ruby color. Tasting well. Dark fruit on the nose, smooth tannins. Delicous with lamb chops — 9 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

First vintage of a joint venture between two important Italian wine families. Bright ruby color. Black cherry and mulberry fruit on the nose with an intense hit of volcanic ash and soft herbal hints. Ripe red fruit flavors with a flinty note on the finish. Medium bodied with intense acidity. Polished. Good food wine. — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Soft cherry and leather. Very transparent and delicate. Haunting and pretty — 7 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Michael Greene

9.3

Very bright and precise. I just love the high altitude Etna. Red fruit and good acid. Needed a couple hours to show its best. — 8 years ago

Raj Harb

9.5

From magnum. Dark red core with some bricking. Leather, sweet spice, surprisingly firm tannins. Awesome — 9 years ago

Ryan Carey

Founder Wine Confidential

9.4

Wow. Just wow. How does this 1983 still have this much tannin? Maybe I shouldn't be so shocked, but this wine is just beautiful right now. Soft and approachable on the front, with dark fruit and tobacco and leather. But then some surprisingly strong tannins. How much longer could this 33 year old juice last?! Bravo Gaja. Bravo — 9 years ago

Clare Gillette

9.2

Bricked out color. Dried cherries, very dark chocolate powder, dried sage and thyme, and Fennel. Beautiful texture. Happy birthday Megan! — 10 years ago

Eric Bloodsworth

9.3

Fresh strawberry, cherry, subtle cinnamon and truffle. Dolcetto and Pinot. — 10 years ago

with Jill

Ihor Sawczuk

9.9

Pinot noir like Spicy. Italian — 13 years ago

Andrew

9.3

Excellent. Bright fruit with a bone dry and dusty, tannic finish. Excellent food wine and good value for US$26. — 7 months ago

Neal Ferry

9.4

Merlot based Wonderful, perfect in all aspects…. Thanks Tom Tom — 3 years ago

Renato Hoyle

9.2

Well balanced. Refreshing, asian pear, lime , banana. — 4 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.2

Dense. Menthol on nose. Raspberry and tobacco most prominent in a tightly wrapped, luxurious body. Celebrating with old friends for first time in ages. Had with Pizzeria Bianco. — 5 years ago

Neil Shah

9.2

Gaja on the cheap - not shabby — 7 years ago

Cleo Tobbi

9.0

Delicious, yeasty, salty. Easy to drink. Great effervescence. — 9 years ago

Nic Z

9.6

One of my favorite Italians — 9 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.1

The grapes for this grappa come from Gaja's vineyards. Very complex, and although, not listed as a Aqua di Vita it was aged in barrels and pale gold in color. — 10 years ago

with Barbara

Ben Heide

9.6

Awesome. Everything it should be. — 10 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.9

Gaja barrel cask strength. Beautiful integration of terroir and wood. Well worth the price tag — 12 years ago

Mikkel Nielsen

9.8

My daugther is named after Gaja - love this wine — 13 years ago

Kate

9.5

Obsessed with this wine. Was so excited to find this at a total wine in another city I visited since it’s not available in my area. Love the fruit. Smooth. — 9 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.3

Wonderful brightness of fruit and solid acidity. Lovely recommendation of the sommelier — 3 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ — 5 years ago

Anna Savino

9.4

Normally not my style of wine but this is bangin’!!! Amazingly complex, lush, velvety, so easy to drink.. Gaja is the man! — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

On the nose, dark sour cherries, dates, burnt figs, grilled meats, burnt ambers, liquid smoke & dark dry florals. The core color is dark with garnet edges. The palate is; slightly sour but mostly sweet dark cherries, stewed plum, cooked strawberries, rhubarb, dates, figs, tomatoes, smoke, grilled meats, brewed coffee, light tarry notes, dry crushed rock powder, volcanic minerals, dark rich earth, dusty tannins, dry dark florals, soft chewy leather, nice round acidity with a decent, soft, elegant finish...50-50 fruit & earth. This is the largest co-op producer in Europe with 50 members. They collectively have 250 acres; which is about 1/6 of the total under vine. Photos of; the town of Barbaresco (their tasting room near the tower), Produttori cellar and their tasting bar. No appointment necessary. Close to Gaja and the town has one of the best one star Michelin lunches as well as the best service we've experienced. Just right of Gaja. Good with our Veal Bolognese. — 9 years ago

Sarah C

9.5

Spectacular! — 10 years ago

Peter Mallon

9.2

Elegant, refined Bolgheri Bordeaux blend. Well balanced, lithe, with strong minerality. A sophisticated wine. — 10 years ago

B

9.5

1996 Soldera Riserva Brunello. Drank at dinner at Il Pistaiao w K, McC, and Judy. Awesome. K loves this wine. To me, it's a bit acidic and tart, but he preferred this to the Gaja, which followed. — 11 years ago

Jason Rzutkiewicz

Wine Blogger Jason's Wine Blog

9.0

@A16. 2010. — 12 years ago