A very dark

and it is incredibly impressive

and now has roughly 10 acres under vine

Gaja’s Langhe wines incorporate a small percentage of Barbera

The wine is partly aged in 600-litre barrels

Antinori (Guado Tasso), Matarocchio Vintage:2021 A very dark2011 was a bit of a crazy season; September saw milder weather together with sporadic precipitation, which allowed the Cabernet Franc to complete the final ripening phase in a uniform fashion. This is confirmed by an incredible intensity of colour and extraction (30 days with fermentation and maceration) after five days of cold soak, before malolactic fermentation in 100% new French barrique. A restrained, sweet tobacco aroma dominates the nose,