2013 Barolo Sperss

Gaja re-enters the Barolo denomination with their 2013 Conteisa and Sperss, just as they did last year with the Barbarescos. The 2013 Barolos are decidedly classically-leaning wines done in the much more traditional style that defines the Gaja house style today. It will be interesting to see if the personalities of the 2013s and 2014s ultimately represent a stylistic shift or are instead mere reflections of the respective vintages. Either way, the Gaja wines today are starkly different than those made here just a few years ago. Sisters Gaia and Rossana Gaja are shaking things up at their family estate. And from what I have seen thus far, for the better.