Gaja Sito Moresco 2020

A red wine from Gaja, made from Nebbiolo and Merlot from the Sito Moresco vineyard at Pajoré near Treiso, with Barbera from Gaja's single-cru vineyards in the area. Each variety is fermented separately in steel tanks with its own yeasts, then blended after malolactic fermentation and aged for 12 months in one- to two-year-old casks. The 2020 vintage was atypical for Piemonte, with a dry, warm winter and summer rain, and temperature differences that gave the white grapes aroma, bite and acidity while a sunnier period from mid-August to late September added sugar and fullness, especially for Nebbiolo. It shows cherry and plum, violets and forest berries, developing spicy notes including saffron and a more masculine character with aeration.