Gaja, Angelo - Gaja Barolo Conteisa 2015 750ml (Pre-arrival) (750ml)

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Producer	Gaja, Angelo
Country	Italy
Region	Piemonte
Subregion	Cuneo
Varietal	Nebbiolo Blend
Vintage	2015
Sku	RD10806
Size	750ml

  

Supple, sensual, and expansive, Gaja's 2015 Barolo Conteisa shows tremendous grace, detail and pure Gaja pleasure. Welcoming aromatics of brambly blue and juicy red fruits, sun-warmed stones, crushed rose petals, pressed wild herbs, and fresh loam burst from the glass of this broad-shouldered Barolo Conteisa. For all its open-knit profile, this Barolo offers chewy tannins and crackles with vivid electricity, which provide lovely balance to the wine's copious dry extract. Approachable after just a couple of years in the cellar, this intense Gaja Barolo will drink gorgeously for years. Once called a Langhe DOC owing to its Barbera component, Conteisa is, as of the 2013 vintage, a DOCG Barolo--and it's an intense, highly satisfying return to conventional Barolo. Conteisa gets its name from the medieval Italian word "conteisa," or quarrel, between the zones of La Morra and Barolo over the prime vineyard land of Cerequio. Grapes ferment in temperature-controlled stainless steel for three we

While rooted in the tradition of the Langhe, Angelo Gaja recognizes the Nebbiolo grape's inherent flexibility that allows it to bend to the market's desire for both oak-driven and tannic styles. Gaja has enriched this foundation with an open-minded sensibility that marries traditional practices and technological innovation, thereby extending Piemonte's international reach. Gaja's wines are among the world's most acclaimed and sought-after bottlings. Gaja's wines appreciate, trading at premium prices and invariably elevating the price standard in Piemonte, where Gaja's primary 250-acre estate is located in the Barbaresco and Barolo districts. Striking, profound and age-worthy, Gaja's wines display opulence and elegance. When collectors consider Italian wines for their cellar, Gaja is one of the first names they purchase, and for good reason. Gaja is the gold standard.