La Ganghija Barbaresco 2018

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Region

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Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
14.5%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Complex structure offering notes of wild berries, black cherry and liquorice combined with light spice and vanilla acquired during ageing in wood. Typically austere on the palate, but warm and embracing, with extraordinary persistence and freshness in the finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    The 2018 Barbaresco from La Ganghija is a bold, pungent Treiso Barbaresco. Wild cherry, spice, leather, tobacco and menthol are front and center in this wild, pleasantly rustic Barbaresco. There is certainly plenty of character here. Readers should expect an austere style, though.
  • 92
    Penetrating aromas of warmed cherries soaked with cinnamon, clove and anise that develop into dried rose petals, forest floor. The palate has a core of savory spice wrapped around drying wild red berries and Alpine herbs framed by well-placed tannins and electric acidity. A wine worthy of the cellar. Drink now–2040.

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La Ganghija

La Ganghija

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La Ganghija, Italy
The winery La Ganghija was started in 2004 by passionate young winemaker, Enzo Rapalino, who wanted to express his love of the wine of the area where he grew up. La Ganghija is situated in the heart of Treiso, a small village with beautiful landscapes, part of it’s charm comes from being in the famous Barbaresco wine region. The winery is very much a family business. Enzo is supported by hisparents Giovanni and Rita, his brother Flavio and hisuncle Franco. The decision to start making their own wine(exclusively from their own vineyards) was conceived during Enzo’s studies at Enology School in Alba Enzo is able to buttress his family’s knowledge and experience with his recent studies of vinification to produce quality wines which proudly represent the style of the area. The production of wine is fairly recent for the Rapalino family, but the work in the vineyards has gone on for many generations, currently the family farms 22 hectars of vineyards situated in the town of Treiso, Magliano Alfieri and Alba(Madonna di Como).
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Responsible for some of the most elegant and age-worthy wines in the world, Nebbiolo, named for the ubiquitous autumnal fog (called nebbia in Italian), is the star variety of northern Italy’s Piedmont region. Grown throughout the area, as well as in the neighboring Valle d’Aosta and Valtellina, it reaches its highest potential in the Piedmontese villages of Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero. Outside of Italy, growers are still very much in the experimentation stage but some success has been achieved in parts of California. Somm Secret—If you’re new to Nebbiolo, start with a charming, wallet-friendly, early-drinking Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d'Alba.

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Barbaresco

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A wine that most perfectly conveys the spirit and essence of its place, Barbaresco is true reflection of terroir. Its star grape, like that in the neighboring Barolo region, is Nebbiolo. Four townships within the Barbaresco zone can produce Barbaresco: the actual village of Barbaresco, as well as Neive, Treiso and San Rocco Seno d'Elvio.

Broadly speaking there are more similarities in the soils of Barbaresco and Barolo than there are differences. Barbaresco’s soils are approximately of the same two major soil types as Barolo: blue-grey marl of the Tortonion epoch, producing more fragile and aromatic characteristics, and Helvetian white yellow marl, which produces wines with more structure and tannins.

Nebbiolo ripens earlier in Barbaresco than in Barolo, primarily due to the vineyards’ proximity to the Tanaro River and lower elevations. While the wines here are still powerful, Barbaresco expresses a more feminine side of Nebbiolo, often with softer tannins, delicate fruit and an elegant perfume. Typical in a well-made Barbaresco are expressions of rose petal, cherry, strawberry, violets, smoke and spice. These wines need a few years before they reach their peak, the best of which need over a decade or longer. Bottle aging adds more savory characteristics, such as earth, iron and dried fruit.

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