1974 Sori San Lorenzo
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Gaja’s 1974 Barbaresco Sorí San Lorenzo is a powerful, burly wine with plenty of the brawn that makes Barbarescos from this site so incredibly distinctive. Scorched earth, leather, licorice, smoke and tobacco add to its decidedly virile feel.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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One of the stars in this tasting, the 1974 Barbaresco Sorì San Lorenzo is quite a bit fresher and also more powerful than the 1971. A huge core of fruit hits the palate, followed by savory herbs, leather, tobacco and smoke. The 1974 remains powerful and virile, with fabulous intensity for a wine of its age and a compelling interplay of tertiary nuance, dense fruit and plenty of structure to back it all up. Readers lucky enough to still own the 1974 can look forward to another 5-10 years of very fine drinking.
About the producer
Gaja has been at the forefront of the Piedmont wine scene for many years and is Barbaresco’s most decorated producer. The winery has received a record number of Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri awards – the highest accolade from Italy’s leading wine publication.