Single Vineyard Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2046
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Piedmontese dishes featuring white truffles, slow-braised beef in Nebbiolo wine, and roasted game such as venison or wild boar.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Gaja Single Vineyard Assortment Case represents the pinnacle of Piedmontese winemaking, showcasing Angelo Gaja's revolutionary vision that redefined Italian wine on the global stage. This curated collection typically features Gaja's legendary single-vineyard Nebbiolo masterpieces from the Langhe: Sori San Lorenzo, Sori Tildin, and Costa Russi. Each vineyard tells a unique story of terroir and heritage. 'Sori' translates to the first spot on a hill where the snow melts, indicating prime south-facing exposure. Sori Tildin is named in honor of Angelo's grandmother, Clotilde Rey, who taught him that quality requires no compromise, while Costa Russi honors the vineyard's historical tenant. Sori San Lorenzo, named after the patron saint of Alba, is celebrated for its powerful, brooding structure. Historically classified as Barbaresco, Angelo famously declassified these wines to Langhe DOC in the late 1990s to allow a small blending of Barbera for acidity balance, before returning them to their historic DOCG status in recent vintages. Crafted with meticulous green harvesting, fermentation in stainless steel, and aging in a combination of active French barriques and traditional large Slavonian oak casks, these wines offer an unparalleled expression of Nebbiolo's complex aromatics of tar, roses, and dark cherries, backed by muscular, age-worthy tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja in the village of Barbaresco, Piedmont, Gaja has evolved into one of the world's most celebrated and visionary wine estates. The house was catapulted to international acclaim under the transformative stewardship of Angelo Gaja, who revolutionized Italian viticulture by pioneering green harvesting, temperature-controlled fermentations, French barrique aging, and single-vineyard bottlings. Today, alongside legendary Nebbiolo expressions such as Barbaresco, Sorì San Lorenzo, and Sperss, the family crafts benchmark whites like Gaia & Rey, fine grappas, and acclaimed wines from their Tuscan estates in Bolgheri and Montalcino. Uncompromising in quality and innovation while deeply rooted in their heritage, the Gaja family produces intensely expressive, structured, and age-worthy masterpieces that define modern Italian fine wine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Nebbiolo