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Gaja - Gaia & Rey - Chardonnay

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Size

75 cl

Price

€582.00

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Pickup available at Onshore Cellars, usually ready in 24 hours2040 Chemin Saint Bernard, Porte 12, 06220 Vallauris

Store information

Onshore Cellars

2040 Chemin Saint Bernard, Porte 12
06220 Vallauris
France

Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00

Tasting notes

From a hot vintage, the 2015 Langhe Gaia & Rey shows similar excellence as presented in the 2013 vintage, although its attributes are different. That wine was direct and linear reflecting the cooler summer months. This wine, however, promises to be more tonic, sharp and focused despite the warmer growing season. This pure expression of Chardonnay is made in a more reductive style in order to highlight that nervous and bright vein at the back. The winery is switching over to older barrique (some as old as a decade) and botte grande to allow for less oxygen in winemaking. The wine opens to aromas of Golden Delicious apple, white peach, wild sage, ginger and honey. This white wine shows enormous potential for further aromatic development and intensity.

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Provenance

Type
White
Producer
Gaja
Country
Italy
Appellation
Langhe DOC
Region
Piedmont

Technical

Vintage
2015
ABV
13.5%
Size
75cl
Serving
8° - 12° C

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About this wine

Gaja is an Italian winery located in the Piedmont region of Italy. Founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja, the winery has been producing some of the finest wines in the region for over 150 years. Gaja is best known for its Barolo and Barbaresco wines, but they also produce a range of other wines, including Chardonnay. Gaja's Chardonnay is produced from grapes grown in the Langhe hills of Piedmont. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented in stainless steel tanks, before being aged in French oak barrels for 12 months. The resulting wine is full-bodied and complex, with aromas of ripe stone fruit, citrus, and a hint of oak. On the palate, the wine is rich and creamy, with flavors of ripe apples, pears, and a hint of spice. Gaja's Chardonnay is a great example of the quality and complexity that can be achieved with this variety.

Gaia & Rey is a family-run winery located in the Veneto region of Italy. Founded in the late 19th century, the winery has been producing some of the finest wines in the region for over a century. Gaia & Rey is best known for its Amarone and Valpolicella wines, but they also produce a range of other wines, including Chardonnay. Gaia & Rey's Chardonnay is produced from grapes grown in the hills of Valpolicella. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented in stainless steel tanks, before being aged in French oak barrels for 12 months. The resulting wine is full-bodied and complex, with aromas of ripe stone fruit, citrus, and a hint of oak. On the palate, the wine is rich and creamy, with flavors of ripe apples, pears, and a hint of spice. Gaia & Rey's Chardonnay is a great example of the quality and complexity that can be achieved with this variety.

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Producer

Gaja

The Gaja family settled in Piedmont in the mid-seventeenth century. Five generations of Gaja’s have been producing wines in the Langhe hills since 1989, the year Giovanni Gaja, a local grape grower, founded the Gaja winery in…

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Region

Piedmont

Piemonte (Piedmont) occupies most of northwestern Italy, bordering Switzerland in the north and France in the west and almost reaching the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and largest city is Turin (Torino). In the wine world…

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Appellation

Langhe DOC

Langhe DOC is a wine appellation located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, encompassing the rolling hills around the towns of Alba, Barbaresco, and Barolo. Established as a DOC in 1994, this designation covers a…

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