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Gaja Langhe Sorì San Lorenzo(1997)

The nine-acre Sorì San Lorenzo vineyard was acquired by the Gaja family in 1964 and today produces one of Gaja's single-vineyard Langhe Nebbiolo D.O.C. wines. The word Sorì means a hilltop with a southern exposure; San Lorenzo is the patron saint of Alba.

It is extremely concentrated, with intense notes of black currants and black cherries and hints of black berries, mineral notes and aromas of herbs and exotic spices.

Length/Type of Fermentation:
Fermentation with the skins occurs in stainless steel .

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Antonio Galloni
Piedmont Report
Issue 1, December 2004
96/100
August 2007
Color is again a rich dark ruby. Sori San Lorenzo is unquestionably the darkest and most backward of the wines. I also find it the most complex and fascinating in many ways. The wine is chameleon, at times it appears to be very delicate, and then a few minutes later it seems to be brooding and muscular. There is tremendous balance here between the rich dark fruits, toasted oak and spices, and the more backward flavors of tar, licorice, and balsam all of which are wrapped around an intense core of minerality.
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Stephen Tanzer
International Wine Cellar
Issue 93, November/December 2000
95-97
August 2007
Full ruby. Cool, rather unforthcoming nose hints at cassis, redcurrant, plum, menthol and flowers. The least evolved of these '97 Barbarescos, but already shows great sappy snap and vinosity thanks to sound acidity and firm tannic spine. Perhaps less elegant than the Sori Tildin but boasts a monumental structure for a wine from the Barbaresco appellation, as well as compelling precision of flavor. Finishes with great tannic spine and outstanding persistence. Gaja will bottle the '97 crus between November and February.
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Wine Spectator
98/100
July 2007
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International Wine Cellar
95/100
July 2007
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JS
Wine Spectator
11/30/01
98/100
November 2001
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