GAJA CABERNET SAUVIGNON DARMAGI 2020

96 Points Vinous - "The 2020 Darmagi is one of the most refined editions of this wine I can remember tasting. Silky, aromatic and light on its feet, the 2020 is all class, all elegance. The 2020 will need time to develop its aromatic and flavor complexity, but the balance is there. I have never been the biggest fan of the Gaja Cabernet Sauvignon. This is an exceptional wine by any measure. Sadly, the vineyard faces some challenges at this point in time."

First Cabernet Sauvignon post-phylloxera planted in Piedmont, Darmagi is a single
vineyard situated in the municipality of Barbaresco. It was Giovanni Gaja, Angelo’s
father, who involuntarily named this wine, because when Cabernet Sauvignon was
planted instead of Nebbiolo, his first comment in Piedmontese dialect was Darmagi!
(What a pity!).