2017 Angelo Gaja - Sori San Lorenzo Barbaresco DOCG

Decanter.com – 95 pts – SB: *This is generally the most austere of the three Gaja single-vineyard wines, and it has also been described as 'wilder'. In this vintage the nose does seem to have more weight than Sori Tildin, with rich raspberry and cherry aromas. It's sumptuous, full-bodied and concentrated, with considerable density and weight. Despite its youthful chewiness, it's still polished and balanced, with a very long finish.* - 01/2020

Falstaff Magazin – 97 pts – OK, SS: *Funkelndes, mitteldichtes Rubingranat. Ausgeprägte und duftige Nase nach weißer Trüffel, dann viel Himbeere und Kirsche, würziger Hintergrund. Breitet sich am Gaumen wunderbar aus, viel saftige Frucht mit süßem Kern, viel Power, im Finale fester Druck.* - 10/2022

JancisRobinson.com - 17,5/20pts - WS: *Barbaresco. From the Secondine cru. Tasted blind. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Full, ripe yet fine nose with plenty of depth. Succulent and elegant palate with generous, sweet-sour cherry fruit and truly animating, crunchy tannins. Lots of everything but contained and poised at the same time. * - 07/2020

JamesSuckling.com - 99pts - JS: *The aromas of fresh rose petals are amazing with strawberries and citrus underneath. Full-bodied and layered with a complete, very linear and long finish. It turns tight and very serious at the end. Please give this at least five years to show it’s potential. Better after 2025.* - 01/2021

Vinous.com - 93pts - AG: *The 2017 Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo shows its typical darkness and brooding character, but it is a bit light in body and structure. Time in the glass brigs out some of the wine’s natural breadth, but the 2017 is decidedly on the lighter side, as all these wines are. Dark plum, spice, smoke, licorice and tar begin to emerge, but they only do it with reluctance. The Sorì San Lorenzo signatures are present, and yet they aren’t fully expressed.* - 10/2020