Sori San Lorenzo Gaja 2006

Gaja Sorì San Lorenzo 2006 is a full-bodied, single-vineyard Nebbiolo red wine from the Barbaresco appellation of Piedmont, northern Italy. Renowned for being the most powerful and structured of Gaja`s three single-vineyard Barbarescos, Sorì San Lorenzo is an intense, brooding and exceptionally long-lived Nebbiolo which bears easy comparison with the wines of neighbouring Barolo. 1967 was the first vintage in which this iconic wine was produced. The first vintages of this wine were aged in local oak botti, with Angelo Gaja only later switching to elevage in French oak barrels. On the 2006. "2006 was a severe but potentially great vintage that`s been slow to evolve. It`s unusually deep in colour, with a rich, savoury nose showing great intensity of fruit behind the initial reticence. Although the attack is voluptuous, the extremely concentrated mid-palate remains austere because of the formidable tannins. Yet there`s a core of sweet fruit emerging, as well as herbal and minty tones on the finish. No toughness here, and fine length." Decanter, 2018