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Langhe DOC Gaja Rossj-Bass Angelo Gaja 1996

  • White fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Icon wine
  • Color: White
  • 13% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Voluptuous

A mythic domain and an equally mythic Chardonnay! More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 faded label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont
  • Appellation/Wine: Langhe DOC
  • Producer/Owner: Angelo Gaja
  • More information....

Langhe DOC Gaja Rossj-Bass Angelo Gaja serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Cassolette de ris de veau, Cochon de lait à la broche, Pâtes à la carbonara.

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Langhe DOC Gaja Rossj-Bass Angelo Gaja

The wine

The Chardonnay from this mythic Italian domain has a particularly refined aromatic bouquet. It offers up notes of citrus fruits, honey and flowers. Its body is balanced by a nice freshness which lends it great aromatic persistence and allows it to be paired with seafood.

Information about domain Angelo Gaja

Angelo Gaja is probably one of the greatest names in Italian winemaking. Born in 1940, he took over the family vineyard in 1961 in the hilly Langhe region of the Piedmont which can trace its roots back to 1859. He now manages approximately 100 hectares of wines and does not buy in any grapes. Gaja was instrumental in raising the international profile of fine Piedmontese wines, notably Barbarescos and Barolos, with his distinctive use of new vinification techniques and ageing methods, at odds with regional practices at the time: choosing the best parcels, reducing yields, and using new French oak casks instead of Yugoslavian oak barrels. His best Barbaresco parcels now produce some of the finest wines in Italy (Sori Tildin, Sori San Lorenzo, and Costa Russi). He was also the first winegrower to plant Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay, as well as Sauvignon Blanc instead of Nebbiolo, contrary to the advice of his peers.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 faded label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: no
  • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
  • Country/Region: Italy, Piedmont
  • Appellation/Wine: Langhe DOC
  • Producer/Owner: Angelo Gaja
  • Vintage: 1996
  • Color: White
  • Service temperature: 12°
  • Viticulture: Conventional 
  • Intensity: Voluptuous
  • Dominant aroma: White fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
  • Grape variety: 95% Chardonnay

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Langhe DOC Gaja Rossj-Bass Angelo Gaja 1996

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format