Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Jewellery and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 12 - 19 October 2020

Wine

Sold for

ZAR 7 622
Lot 579
  • Gaja; Single Vineyard Langhe (Barolo) Collection; 2010; 2 (2 x 1); 750ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 9 500
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 622

About this Item

Single Vineyard Langhe (Barolo) Collection, 2010
2 (2 x 1) 750ml

Gaja is one of the best-known wine producers in all of Italy. Originating in and still based in Barbaresco, in northwest Italy, the Gaja name remains most strongly associated with Nebbiolo based wines, though the company now makes more wine in Tuscany than Piedmont. The business was founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja with just 2 hectares (5 acres) of vineyards in Barbaresco. Each generation saw expansion, although Angelo Gaja, who took over full-time in 1970, is often credited with the estate's more recent success. He was responsible for overseeing sweeping changes in the vineyards and cellars, and introducing the famed single-vineyard Barbaresco wines Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn, and Costa Russi.

This Gaja Barolo 2 bottle lot consists of the following wines:

  • Gaja Conteisa 2010
  • Gaja Sperss 2010

Critics Ratings

'Simply put, 2010 is the greatest young Barolo vintage I have tasted in 18 years of visiting the region and a lifetime of buying, cellaring and drinking these wines.' - Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com

Gaja Conteisa 2010

'The 2010 Conteisa is a wine of extreme finesse. Flowers, sweet red berries, hard candy, mint and licorice all emerge from the glass, supported by silky, polished tannins. Today the 2010 impresses for its fabulous, crystalline purity and striking overall balance. The style is aromatic, lifted and all about elegance. The 2010 has only recently been bottled. I won't be surprised if it is even better in another few years. Conteisa is mostly Nebbiolo with a dollop of Barbera, from the Cerequio vineyard in La Morra.' - Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com. 95/100

Gaja Sperss 2010

'Dark red fruit, savory herbs, menthol, tobacco and smoke are some of the many notes that take shape in the 2010 Sperss. A wine of unusual translucency and nuance, in 2010 Sperss is supremely refined and less bombastic than is often the case. The 2010 shuts down quickly in the glass and its best days lie many, many years ahead. Today, though, I am quite struck by what appears to be a subtle yet noticeable change in direction at Gaja.' - Antonio Galloni, 95+/100

Provenance

Private Client

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