Barbaresco Gaja Sorì San Lorenzo 1968

Fantastic example of Barbaresco Gaja Sori San Lorenzo from 1968

The term Sorì indicates the portion of the hillside facing south, while Lorenzo is the patron saint of the Cathedral of the city of Alba, whose parish benefice was the owner until 1964 of the vineyard subsequently purchased by the Gaja family. It is almost always the most powerful and perhaps the most majestic of the five single vineyards of Gaja, the one that later reaches full maturation in the bottle.
CELLAR: Gaja
NAME: Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
GRAPES: Nebbiolo 95% - Barbera 5%
Piemonte region
YEAR: 1998
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
IN THE VINEYARD: Natural manure as a fertilizer, use of only copper and sulfur as a pesticide
YEASTS: Indigenous
AGING: Medium and small barrels
PERFECT WITH: Meats
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Produced from 95% Nebbiolo and 5% Barbera grapes from Sorì San Lorenzo, located in the territories of the Barbaresco DOCG denomination, more precisely in the Municipality of Barbaresco; by choice of Angelo Gaja it was decided to leave the DOCG. In the vineyard, the yield per hectare is around 40 quintals. In the cellar, the fermentation on the skins lasts 3-4 weeks and takes place in steel tanks, at a temperature of 24-28°C. The aging in wood takes place in barriques for the first 12 months and in large barrels for the remaining 12; before being put on the market, the wine rests in glass for a few months.
EVOLUTION CAPACITY A wine with excellent evolutionary prospects.
SMALL TIPS Drink it at a temperature of 16°, combined with roasts and/or game