Gaja Langhe 'Sori Tildin' 2004
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Gaja’s 2004 Sorì Tildin floats on the palate. It is the most nuanced of these single-vineyard offerings, with gorgeous notes of tar, smoke, roses, violets, sweet toasted oak and earthiness that emerge from the glass in a counterpoint of sublime elegance and stunning purity. It possesses superb length and elegant, silky tannins to round out the finish. This extraordinary Sorì Tildin will require at least a few years of bottle age, but it is destined to be one of the vintage’s legendary wines. 97 Points, Antinio Galloni The Wine Advocate Issue #175
Darker fruited, anice, plums, cherries and minerals on the palate. Lovely sweet fruits, herbs, stalks and a touch of liquorice.. Again need time but quite amazing. 95 points Anthony D'Anna
The predominately south-facing vineyard providing the fruit for this wine, Roncagliette, shares its nickname with Angelo's grandmother, Clotilde Rey, who also gave her last name to one of Gaja's Chardonnays. This is a wine of balance, more intense than the Costa Russi but with less brawn than the Sorì San Lorenzo. Purple flecks dance through deep ruby red. Spicy forest aromas surround plums and sour cherries. Black fruit dominates the palate, with minerals and cocoa mulling below. This compellingly ponderous wine will become more refined with age.
"Angelo Gaja and long-time oenologist Guido Rivella produced some of the most monumental wines of their long, storied partnership in 2004. Although I admire Gaja’s wines, especially for their consistency, I rarely find them this emotionally moving and utterly profound. The stable weather and cool, tempering evenings towards the end of the growing season allowed Gaja and Rivella to harvest fairly late in 2004. I remember passing by Gaja’s Barbaresco vineyards in October of that year and seeing fruit still waiting to be picked long after most producers had already brought the fruit in. Gaja’s 2004s from Barbaresco are especially breathtaking for their clarity and precision. The wines also seem less internationally-styled than in the past." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate Issue # 175
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