Sito Moresco
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted veal, rich pasta dishes with meat ragù, and aged hard cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Gaja family, Sito Moresco is an elegant testament to the innovation of Piedmont's Langhe region. The name translates to 'Moresco's site,' paying homage to the former owner of the historic vineyard in Barbaresco, Giovannini Moresco, from whom Angelo Gaja acquired the property in 1979. This red blend artfully marries the noble, structured Nebbiolo of Piedmont with the plush, approachable characters of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermented in stainless steel and aged for approximately 12 months in oak barriques, it offers a harmonious bridge between traditional Piedmontese character and international refinement, showcasing bright red fruit, refined tannins, and a subtle herbal complexity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja in Barbaresco, Gaja is among the most influential dynasties in modern Italian viticulture. The estate's global stature was fundamentally transformed by fourth-generation icon Angelo Gaja, who introduced temperature-controlled fermentation, French barrique aging, green harvesting, and single-vineyard bottlings to Piedmont. Viticulture across the Langhe's classic calcareous marls focuses on biodiversity, soil vitality, and organic tenets tailored to climate adaptation, eschewing rigid certification schemes. Gaja is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark Nebbiolos—notably the flagship Barbaresco DOCG alongside historic single-vineyard crus Sorì San Lorenzo, Sorì Tildìn, and Costa Russi—and its Barolo cru Sperss. In addition to peerless expressions of Nebbiolo, the family revolutionized Piedmontese whites and Bordeaux blends through benchmark bottlings like Gaia & Rey Chardonnay, Rossj-Bass, and Darmagi. Today, the estate is led jointly by Angelo and his children Gaia, Rossana, and Giovanni.