2014 Sori Tildin
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The 2014 Barbaresco Sori Tildin is another elegant, finesse-driven beauty that has surprising underlying structure. Coming from a warmer, 3.4-hectare terroir comprised of clay and limestone (with some sand) soils, it has classic red fruits (cherries, raspberries) as well as subtle floral and rose petal hints. It shines on the palate and has a Pinot Noir-like elegance, sweet tannin, beautiful purity of fruit, and a seamless texture. It’s another 2014 that has remarkable purity, elegance, and grace. Give it 2-3 years and enjoy over the following 2-3 decades.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
James Suckling
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This is a wine of profound elegance and grace. The 2014 Barbaresco Sorì Tildìn is fine and deeply finessed, with long and polished berry notes that are enhanced by mild spice and smoky mineral notes. The wine starts off slowly and subtly. You can follow its evident progression as it opens and evolves quickly in the glass. In fact, of Gaja's three single-vineyard expressions, this wine is the most fluid and changing. The tannins are fine and nicely integrated to give the wine power, grace and staying power.
Sweet rose petal, mint, chiseled red-toned fruit and chalk give the 2014 Barbaresco Sorì Tildìn its sculpted, brilliant personality. All the elements are in the right place. A wine of translucent energy and weightless elegance, the Sorì Tildìn is hauntingly beautiful today. A host of floral notes and red berry fruit infuse the persistent, chiseled finish in this fabulous Barbaresco. As it so often is, the Barbaresco Sorì Tildìn is a wine of pure charm and seduction.
The nose has it all here with fresh cranberry character, brambleberries and lavender intermingled with darker, more complex notes of cedar, nutmeg and cinnamon. Full body, so much vibrant acidity, tangy fruit, expansive yet tight tannins and a long, savory finish. Profound minerality. Delicious now but better in 2020.
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.