2011 Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga
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The 2011 Barbaresco Gaiun has entered a phase of dormancy in which the tannins are especially present, while the sexiness of the vintage is less obvious. Today, the 2011 Gaiun is quite raw and powerful, which is unusual for a wine that is typically much more sexy.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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With 24 months in barrique, the 2011 Barbaresco Gaiun Martinenga exhibits a ripe and generous style with pretty aromatic embellishments that range from dark fruit and spice to chocolate and caramel cola. The bouquet is shapely, opulent and very pleasing. The wine shows a similar sense of balance in the mouth with well-managed tannins and fleshy fruit endnotes. It flaunts its youth now, but should only improve with more cellar aging. I suggest popping the cork in five years or more.