Wine Gaja, “Sperss”, Barolo DOP, 2016, gift box, 5 L

Description

Gaja, Sperss, Langhe DOC – fine Italian wine, with an amazing finish, amazing taste and complex aromatic bouquet. Vintage 2008 is of particular depth of flavor and a long storage capacity (up to 2035). The location of the vineyard – Province Serralunga Barolo. Angelo Gaja acquired here one of the best vineyards in 1988, with a total area of 30 hectares and named it Sperss. On the Piedmontese dialect sperss means “nostalgia.” Gaia always dreamed of producing Barolo grapes from its own vineyards, but for a long time they did not succeed, so the wine gets its name: Sperss – nostalgia” for Barolo. Creating a wine is as follows. After harvesting the berries are placed in stainless steel tanks to undergo fermentation on the skins. The process takes about 3 weeks at a constant temperature control. The resulting product was poured into barriques where it is aged 12 months, then the wine is placed in large oak barrels for another 1 year for further aging.

Brand Gaja was founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaia, the great-grandfather of the current owner Angelo Gaja, and for 5 generations, is owned by the family Gaia. To date, Gaja Winery owns vineyards with a total area of 250 hectares, located in the province of Tuscany and Piedmont. Angelo Gaja began its work in the family business in 1961, after completing their education in oenological Institute of Alba and the University of Montpellier (he later received a degree in economics from the University of Turin). Angelo has repeatedly visited France and inspired by modern and traditional techniques of French wine makers began to use the experience gained in the production of their own wines. His magnetism, charm and poetic reflections on the nature of the wine Angelo Gaja make one of the most respected and beloved figures in the wine industry in Italy. In 2011, the magazine Wine Spectator Angelo Gaja named one of the best winemakers in the history of Piedmont and Tuscany.