Gaja Sperss

In the glass

Aroma: sour black cherry, truffle, rhubarb, licorice, mineral

Palate: black cherry, salt, stone

Gaja's Serralunga Barolo from the Marenca-Rivette parcels: deep, mineral and austere with sour black cherry, truffle and a decidedly salty, stony finish.

What it pairs with

• Bollito misto
  The Piedmontese mixed boiled meats meet the wine's structure and salty finish.
• Braised short rib
  Rich collagen melts against the firm Serralunga tannin.
• Aged Bra cheese
  Hard alpine cheese mirrors the wine's mineral spine.

History

Sperss, dialect for nostalgia, marked Gaja's return to Barolo in 1988 with the purchase of the Marenca-Rivette vineyard in Serralunga d'Alba, land the family had not held for decades.

1. 1988 — First Sperss vintage from Serralunga d'Alba
2. 2013 — Returned to Barolo DOCG label

Facts

Producer

Gaja

Grapes

Nebbiolo (100%)

Classification

Barolo DOCG

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 350 to 700 at retail

Drinking window

10 to 40 from vintage

First vintage

1988

Scores

• Wine Advocate 98 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2025)
• Wine Spectator 97 (2021 vintage, reviewed 2025)

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