2020 Gaja "Costa Russi" Barbaresco
Pre-Arrival
97JS
95-97JD
96VN
95RP
$699.99
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97
James Suckling
Reviewed June 2024Lavender and sage with berries and dried strawberries, but so perfumed and subtle. Medium- to full-bodied with very fine tannins that are totally integrated with finesse and beauty at the end. Caresses your palate. Best after 2028.
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Professional Reviews
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97
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Costa Russi was also tasted from barrel and takes on more depth and concentration from the Barbaresco, though is beautifully floral and expansive, with notes of wild strawberry and lavender. Medium-bodied, with fantastic length and persistence, this beautiful wine is showing incredibly well at this early stage prior to release, but it does have a bit more tannin structure that will benefit from more time in bottle over the next year or so.
(AF)
96
Vinous
The 2020 Barbaresco Costa Russi is a classy, polished wine. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, new leather, licorice and lavender all take shape. As always, Costa Russi is the most supple and charming of the Gaja Barbarescos in the early going.
(EG)
95
Wine Advocate
The Gaja 2020 Barbaresco Costa Russi has a rose and floral note that emerges at first, and it doesn't have the heavy dark earth or cured leather aromas that we get in the Barbaresco. This wine is focused on fruit tones, bright ones, and those nuances are juicy, generous and long. There's more youth in this wine, and the tannins are extremely fine and silky. Count on this wine to improve with age.
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Staff Reviews
OC
Review Date: 02/2026
In 2020, Costa Russi is pure silk. It bursts with rose petal, red cherry, and mild spices. It is already incredibly seductive.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Nebbiolo |
| Origin | Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1972304 |