Gaja, Costa Russi 1988 Northwest picking up notes of cinnamon

picking up notes of cinnamon and rose pastille

The fruit delivers Pinot Noir shaped by an extreme coastal climate

was purchased by the Ashmead family in the late 1970's and started producing labelled bottled estate wine from the 1982 harvest

This is a striking Howell Mountain wine

With hours in the glass this got sweeter and smoother

Gaja, Costa Russi 1988 Northwest picking up notes of cinnamon2. 0cm; Heavily damp stained and nicked label 93 Points CellarTracker Member Mostly 71 and 74 Nebbiolo (Baltimore, Maryland): Caramel, very sweet but the fruit is muted. Excellent concentration. With time, coffee, caramel and tobacco. The oak note dissipated a bit but was present throughout. We served this to a couple none nebbiolo guys and they loved it. Impressive scale but the fruit is masked by oak. 5 13 2011 95 points Wine Spectator Terrific