Gaja Langhe 'Costa Russi 2004
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The 2004 Costa Russi is irresistibly sexy and opulent. As is typically the case, the wine is more overtly fruit-driven, with a round, supple personality. Sweet, long and richly-textured, it is just plain awesome in its display of generous, vibrant fruit, tar, smoke, minerals and herbs. It is the finest Costa Russi yet. 95 Points, Antinio Galloni The Wine Advocate Issue #175
Bright cherries, strawberries, anice on the nose. Lovely aromatics. The palate is actually quite fine and delicate. This still needs time to unravel. 94 points Anthony D'Anna
Like Sorì Tildìn, Costa Russi is found in the Roncagliette site of Barbaresco. An approachable Barbaresco and the most refined and delicate of the Barbaresco cru trio. Dark ruby red. The nose presents blackberries and violets that continue on the palate along with warm java. Elegant and lavish, yet retains a lively zing over the dense maze of flavors and resolute tannins.
"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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