Sperss, Langhe DOC

Specification

Producer

Gaja

Region

Italy

Where

Barbaresco, Piedmont

Classification

Langhe DOC

Grapes

Nebbiolo, Barbera

Vintage

2010

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

SPELAN106X75

About this wine

Sperss comes from the vineyard Gaja bought in Serralunga d’Alba in 1988, the family’s return to Barolo; the name means “nostalgia” in Piedmontese. From 1996 to 2012 it was released as Langhe DOC with a small proportion of Barbera alongside the Nebbiolo. It shows the depth, firm tannins and dark fruit of Serralunga and needs long ageing, lasting for decades.

About Gaja

Gaja was founded in the village of Barbaresco in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja and is still owned and run by the family. Angelo Gaja, who joined in the early 1960s, changed the course of Piedmontese wine: he introduced single-vineyard Barbaresco, small French oak barrels and new vineyard practices, and planted Cabernet Sauvignon in the heart of Nebbiolo country.

The estate’s best-known wines are its Barbaresco crus Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn and Costa Russi, and the Barolo Sperss from Serralunga d’Alba. The family also owns estates in Montalcino and Bolgheri. Gaja’s Nebbiolos are long-lived and widely collected around the world.