{"product_id":"gaja-barbaresco-dop-2022","title":"Gaja Barbaresco 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e96 POINTS: James Suckling \u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e95 POINTS: Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate \u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e95 POINTS: Jeb Dunnuck\u003cbr\u003e94 POINTS: Vinous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Showing that Gaja Midas Touch, the 2022 Barbaresco is a seamless wine with a long, polished mouthfeel. This vintage saw 10% whole-cluster fruit. That fermentation method started on an experimental level in 2021, but it's giving encouraging results, Giovanni Gaja tells me, because it reinforces impressions of freshness, especially in the hot years. This Barbaresceo shows Nebbiolo purity, while remaining chiseled and elegant all the while. The bouquet peels off to reveal pretty layers of crushed rose, stone and plump fruit. The tannins are beautifully balanced.\"\u003cbr\u003e— Monica Larner, June 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All of Gaja’s 2022s have a good richness of color with a jeweled ruby hue, and the 2022 Barbaresco is fresh and ripe on the nose with lovely purity and a layered feel. The nose is spicy with notes of wild strawberries, candied orange, white pepper, and fresh flowers. The palate has a rounded feel but, from the start, has refreshing acidity and an elegant tapering finish. The tannins are ripe and defined without being aggressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e— Audrey Frick (Jeb Dunnuck)  May 2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41901236584581,"sku":"27634","price":489.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0318\/1137\/1141\/files\/AXnEJS3XSRy34gIYBtoeKg_pb_600x600_9538772a-5867-4a2d-be22-c3f657029c77.png?v=1790219330","url":"https:\/\/winedirect.co.nz\/products\/gaja-barbaresco-dop-2022","provider":"winedirect.co.nz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}