Gaja Dagromis Barolo 2020
The Wine
Dagromis Barolo is a blend of fruit from seven different vineyards across the communes of La Morra and Serralunga d’Alba. From La Morra: Silio, Serra dei Turchi, and Cerequio. From Serralunga: Rivette, Broglio, Margheria, and Colombaio.
This blend represents a beautiful mosaic of both vine age and terroir, ranging from vines planted in 1965 in Silio (La Morra) on deep, compact clay-silt soils, to Broglio (Serralunga), where the soils are sandy, light, and soft.
Each vineyard is fermented separately, followed by maceration and initial ageing in predominantly French oak for 12 months. After blending, the wine undergoes further ageing for an additional 18 months in large Slavonian oak botti. The first vintage of Dagromis Barolo was produced in 1998.
95 Pts Stuart Knox, The Real Review 'Crushed cherry, rose petal and hot slate aromatics. Dark cherry fruit fills on entry with lift of red florals carried by fine acidity. It rolls into a deeper and savoury mid palate with dark spices, black stone and wood shavings all apparent. Tannins firmly grip but don't clip so the finish is very long, detailed and precise.
The Details
Variety - Nebbiolo
Country - Italy
Region - Piemonte
Sub Region - Barolo
Extra - Cork
Year - 2020
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Gaja is widely considered one of the world’s most respected wine producers. Founded in 1859 in Piedmont the family’s impact on wine production is to be celebrated. In 1937 when Giovanni Gaja took over management of the estate he was instrumental in changing the labels of the Piedmont wines presenting the famous Gaja name first and foremost on the label, something at the time considered highly controversial,
Continuing the innovation Angelo Gaja took over the family business in 1970. He said “The challenge was to maintain the basic power and depth of Nebbiolo while polishing the wines to give them richer colour, fuller fruit, better balance and a more refined style”. To do this the estate embarked on a considerable replanting programme including planting non indigenous varietals such as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon on Barbaresco classified sites.
In tandem with the replanting programme Angelo set about a modernisation of the winery and it’s approach to aging, implementing temperature controlled tanks, something very new to the region at the time. Gaja introduced the concept of aging some of their wines in barrique and bottling single vineyard expressions of their Barbaresco.
