2004 Gaja Barbaresco Costa Russi 750ml

The eleven-acre Costa Russi vineyard was acquired by the Gaja family in 1950 and today produces one of Gajas single-vineyard Langhe DOC Nebbiolo wines A costa is the side of a hill that faces the sun; Russi is the name of the former owners of this vineyard 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 Anticipated maturity: 2009-2024 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 remembe

A captivating and refined nose with well-integrated aromas of blackberries, violets and roasted coffee beans Elegance and crystal purity characterize this extremely complex and densely woven wine with an aging potential of decades Wine Italian Still Wine