2020 Gaja Dagromis Barolo

95 pts
A finely tuned Barolo that brings together site diversity, experience, and craftsmanship - classic in character, but unmistakably Gaja in its polish.

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"Angelo Gaja is, without question, the most famous wine producer in Italy. Possibly one of the most famous in the world. He is credited with developing techniques that revolutionised winemaking in Italy.
- International Wine Challenge

The Dagromis Barolo offers a broader view of Piedmont than many single-site expressions, blending fruit from two distinct communes - La Morra and Serralunga d’Alba. It’s a patchwork of old vines and varied soils, from deep, silty clay in Silio to the light sands of Broglio, stitched together with precision and patience.

Each site is vinified and aged separately - 12 months in mostly French oak - before being blended and returned to large-format Slavonian botti for a further 18 months. That layered process captures the generosity of La Morra and the structure of Serralunga in one cohesive, complete wine.

2020 was a warm, relatively even vintage in Barolo, and Dagromis reflects that - open and expressive, but with the bones to cellar. It’s a wine that honours Gaja’s careful evolution in Barolo: respectful of tradition, but not bound by it.

95 points
"Crushed cherry, rose petal and hot slate aromatics. Dark cherry fruit fills on entry with lift of red florals carried by fine acidity. It rolls into a deeper and savoury mid palate with dark spices, black stone and wood shavings all apparent. Tannins firmly grip but don't clip so the finish is very long, detailed and precise."
- Stuart Knox (The Real Review)

95 points, "Red berry hue. Crushed cherry, rose petal and hot slate aromatics. Dark cherry fruit fills on entry with lift of red florals carried by fine acidity. It rolls into a deeper and savoury mid palate with dark spices, black stone and wood shavings all apparent. Tannins firmly grip but don't clip so the finish is very long, detailed and precise." - Stuart Knox (The Real Review)

Importer's Notes:

Dagromis Barolo is a blend of fruit from seven different vineyards across the communes of La Morra and Serralunga d’Alba. From La Morra: Silio, Serra dei Turchi, and Cerequio. From Serralunga: Rivette, Broglio, Margheria, and Colombaio.

This blend represents a beautiful mosaic of both vine age and terroir, ranging from vines planted in 1965 in Silio (La Morra) on deep, compact clay-silt soils, to Broglio (Serralunga), where the soils are sandy, light, and soft.

Each vineyard is fermented separately, followed by maceration and initial ageing in predominantly French oak for 12 months. After blending, the wine undergoes further ageing for an additional 18 months in large Slavonian oak botti.

The first vintage of Dagromis Barolo was produced in 1998.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Reviewed By The Real Review
Critic Score 95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2020
Closure Cork

Gaja

The Gaja family has been producing wine in the hills of Barbaresco, Piedmont since 1859. But it was under the leadership of Angelo Gaja from the 1960s that the estate rose to global prominence, redefining what Italian fine wine could be. Today, his children - Gaia, Rossana, and Giovanni - are guiding the next chapter of the family legacy.

Gaja’s wines are a benchmark of modern Italian winemaking - bold, polished, and built for the long haul. Single-vineyard bottlings like Sorì Tildìn and Costa Russi broke new ground for Barbaresco, while plantings of Cabernet and Chardonnay challenged tradition and put Langhe on the world stage.

Beyond Barbaresco, the family now crafts celebrated wines from Bolgheri and Montalcino, and most recently, from the volcanic slopes of Etna under the IDDA label - a joint project with Alberto Graci that’s turning heads for its purity and poise. Wherever they go, Gaja remains a symbol of innovation, ambition, and Italian excellence.

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