Gaja Barbaresco 1998
The 1998 Gaja Barbaresco is an Italian red wine from Angelo Gaja, produced in the Barbaresco appellation in Piedmont. It is made from 100% Nebbiolo. This cuvée brings together grapes from 14 vineyards located in the commune of Barbaresco, at altitudes between 250 and 330 meters. The individual lots are aged separately for twelve months in oak casks before blending, after which the wine undergoes an additional twelve months of oak aging.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- Italie
- Région
- Piemont
- Appellation
- Barbaresco
- Producteur / Domaine
- Angelo Gaja
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Nebbiolo
Angelo Gaja
Gaja is a family-run estate founded in 1859 in Barbaresco, Piedmont. It cultivates its own vineyards in the Barbaresco and Barolo areas and produces mainly wines made from Nebbiolo grapes. The fifth generation of the family, represented by Gaia, Rossana and Giovanni Gaja, now runs the business.
- Owner
- Famille Gaja (Gaia, Rossana et Giovanni Gaja)
- Maître de chais
- Rossana Gaja
- Surface (ha)
- 100.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 350 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Gaja estate was founded in 1859 in Barbaresco by Giovanni Gaja. Five generations of the family have since succeeded one another at the helm of the business. Clotilde Rey, followed by her son Giovanni Gaja, played a key role in shaping the estate’s focus on quality and in the acquisition of plots in Barbaresco, including Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn and Costa Russi. In 1961, the estate decided to vinify only grapes from its own vineyards and made Barbaresco its flagship wine. From the late 1960s onwards, it began to highlight the specific plot origins of certain wines. Angelo Gaja then introduced agronomic and oenological changes, notably higher planting densities, green harvesting, controlled winemaking temperatures and the use of barriques alongside large vats. The family expanded its operations into Tuscany with the acquisition of Pieve Santa Restituta in Montalcino in 1994, followed by Ca’ Marcanda in Bolgheri in 1996. Gaia, Rossana and Giovanni Gaja now represent the fifth generation at the helm of the company. Rossana Gaja is currently in charge of production.
