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Piedmont

Piedmont’s name means “foot of the mountain” and it aptly describes Piedmont’s location near the Alps, just east of France and south of Switzerland. For admirers of Nebbiolo wines, Piedmont is Italy’s most exalted region, since it is home to Barolo and Barbaresco. Barolo and Barbaresco are names of towns as well as names of the two most prestigious Piedmont DOCGs. Piedmont, with 142,000 vineyard acres, has seven DOCGs and fifty DOCs, the highest number of DOCS in any Italian wine zone. Despite its relatively northern location, its sometimes cool and frequently foggy weather, Piedmont produces mostly red wines. The Nebbiolo grape thrives in this climate and in fact takes its name from the Italian word for fog, “nebbia.” With its rich buttery food, majestic red wines and complicated vineyard system, Piedmont is often thought of as the Burgundy of Italy. As in Burgundy, Piedmont vineyards generally have well-established boundaries, and the vineyards are often divided into smaller parcels owned by several families. Though Nebbiolo is considered the most “noble” Piedmont grape, Barbera is actually the most widely planted grape. Dolcetto is the third most common red grape. White wines in Piedmont are made from Arneis, Cortese, Erbaluce and Moscato. Though Barolo and Barbaresco are the stars of the region, the easy-to-drink, sparkling “spumante” and “frizzante” wines of the Asti DOCG are the most widely produced. There are also Piedmont Indicazione Geographica Tipica (IGT) wines that are often an innovative blend of traditional and non-traditional grapes. This relatively new appellation status was started in 1992 as an attempt to give an official classification to Italy’s newer blends that do fit the strict requirements of DOC and DOCG classifications. IGT wines may use the name of the region and varietal on their label or in their name.

1964 Gaja Barbaresco

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 4 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WA  95   

1967 Gaja Barbaresco

Light capsule condition issue; 3.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

VN  92   
JR  16.5   

1985 Gaja Barbaresco

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WS  95   

1985 Gaja Barbaresco

Light capsule condition issue; elevated cork

WS  95   

1989 Gaja Barbaresco

Capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; heavy label condition issue

WA  96   

2013 Gaja Barbaresco

VN  96   
WA  93+    
WS  93   
2 available
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2019 Gaja Barbaresco

WS  95   

1999 Gaja Langhe Sori San Lorenzo

ST  95+    
WA  94   
WS  92   
2 available
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1999 Gaja Langhe Sori Tildin

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  93   
ST  93+    

1999 Gaja Langhe Sori Tildin

WS  94   
WA  93   
ST  93+    

1996 Gaja Langhe Sperss

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

GR  3 Bicchieri   
ST  96+    
RP  94-96   
WS  92   
2 available
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1996 Gaja Langhe Sperss

Lightly depressed cork

GR  3 Bicchieri   
ST  96+    
RP  94-96   
WS  92   

1996 Gaja Langhe Sperss

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

GR  3 Bicchieri   
ST  96+    
RP  94-96   
WS  92   

1997 Gaja Langhe Sperss

375ml

Capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  99   
WS  96   
VN  96   
ST  95-97   

1998 Gaja Langhe Sperss

Very top shoulder fill

ST  95   
RP  94   
WS  94   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

1998 Gaja Langhe Sperss

Base neck fill

ST  95   
RP  94   
WS  94   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

1990 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Gallina de Neive

Light label condition issue

RP  90   

1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja

RP  95   
WS  92   

2001 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabaja Riserva

Light label condition issue

GR  3 Bicchieri   
WA  98   
WS  93   
ST  93+    
2 available
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2001 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano di Neive

GR  3 Bicchieri   
WA  94   
WS  94   

2016 Bruno Giacosa Barolo

Light label condition issue

JS  94   
WS  93   
VN  92   

1988 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto

Light label condition issue

2 available
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2017 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto

WS  94   

1998 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba

Light label condition issue

DE  *****   
WA  95   
VN  95   
WS  93   
GR  2 Bicchieri   

2009 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

WA  96   
WS  94   
ST  94   
4 available
Bid *