2017 Angelo Gaja - Sori Tildin Barbaresco DOCG

Decanter.com – 95 pts – SB: *Sori Tildin is a lofty south-facing site located above another of Gaja's three single vineyards, Costa Russi. It shows delightful purity of fruit and fragrance on the nose, with lifted and fresh raspberry aromas. Although suave and velvety on the palate, there are robust and assertive tannins beneath the fruit. This has tension and gravitas, more so than Costa Russi in this vintage. Very long.* - 01/2020

Falstaff Magazin – 96 pts – KS: *Funkelndes, mitteldichtes Rubingranat. Einprägsame Nase mit frischen Noten nach Himbeere und Kirsche, etwas Ingwer im Hintergrund. Am Gaumen überaus geschliffen, zeigt viel dichtmaschiges Tannin mit süßem Kern, beschreibt einen langen Bogen.* - 10/2020

JancisRobinson.com – 17,5/20pts – WS: *Tasted blind. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Brooding richness on the nose and ripe marasca cherry fruit on the palate with just the right dose of supple acidity. Elegant palate weight and intense fruit that is not heavy. Almost aromatic on the finish and with bitter-sweet, fine tannins adding a nice contrast. Quite gorgeous.* - 07/2020

JamesSuckling.com - 98pts - JS: *Extremely perfumed with strawberries, flowers, cherries and hints of ash and tar. Medium to full-bodied with tightness and raciness to the tannins. Polished, too. Very, very persistent. Try after 2022.* - 12/2020

Vinous.com - 92pts - AG: *The 2017 Barbaresco Sorì Tildìn is a tightly wound and austere wine that is going to need at least a few years to soften. Today, it is decidedly tight and lighter in body than is customary. Last year, the 2017 had more body, but it seems to have lost some of that depth since then. Nervy contours and bright acids dominate the balance today, even with considerable aeration.* - 10/2020