Vinous: 93 Points
The 2021 Gaia & Rey (Chardonnay) is bright and beautifully textured. Lemon confit marzipan spice and a kick of French oak all meld together effortlessly. The 2021 needs time in bottle to fully open but it is quite attractive. Vineyard sources remain sites in Treiso and Serralunga. - By Antonio Galloni on September 2023 This is a superb set of wines from the Gaja family. The 2021 whites are notable for their vibrancy. Moving further into the tasting the 2020 Barbarescos are gorgeous vibrant wines that impress with their delineation. The 2020s need time in the glass to emerge but the signatures of each wine are very much present. The same is true for the 2019 Barolos. These days the Gaja wines are defined by greater energy than in the past but they remain quintessentially Gaia in breeding.
Jeb Dunnuck: 92-94 Points
A barrel sample the 2021 Gaia & Rey is fresh with mineral lift flinty reduction and tropical aromatics of ripe peach wildflowers elegant wood spice and pineapple. It is medium to full-bodied and balanced with vibrant acidity and a rounded mid-palate. An energetic white with wonderful concentration and good length there is a singularity to this wine that is hard to replicate. Produced from two vineyards and raised in Stockinger barrels followed by 10% new oak it will be released in June 2023. The Gaja estate was founded in 1859 although it was Angelo Gaja the fourth-generation winemaker of this Barbaresco estate who made the innovations that would help shape the region as it is today. The entire family shares responsibilities across their estates. Great attention is paid to their practice of sustainable and regenerative farming. I met with Giovanni Gaja for this tasting at the estate in Barbaresco and also made a visit to the nearby region of the Alta Langa only 16 kilometers away from the original estate. The latest major development fo
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