Gaja Darmagi Langhe Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

The 2021 Gaja Darmagi Langhe is a world-class 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Piedmont, famously named after the Piedmontese expression for "what a pity"—the reaction of Angelo Gaja's father when his son planted Bordeaux grapes in a prime Barbaresco Nebbiolo site. The 2021 vintage is being hailed by critics as one of the best ever produced for this label, noted for its "Piedmontese dialect" expressed through a blend of intense dark fruit and elegant structure.

97 Points - James Suckling

The pureness of the cabernet sauvignon character is fantastic, with blackcurrants, iodine, gunpowder and some violets. It’s medium-bodied with fresh, ultra-fine tannins that melt into the wine. Such grace and beauty. From vines planted in 1978. Drinkable now, but even better in two or three years.

97 Points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

This wine rocked my world. The Gaja 2021 Langhe Darmagi is Cabernet Sauvignon from 3.5 hectares of vines planted in 1978. The first vintage made was 1982. Despite the ongoing battle with Esca disease, this is definitely one of the best, if not THE best, vintage made. "It's a Cabernet that speaks in the Piedmontese dialect," says Rossana Gaja. Her family has long experience with this grape both in Piedmont and in Bolgheri, Tuscany, where it is featured at the family's Ca' Marcanda estate. I love the luscious, compact richness of the wine that feels virtually seamless to the senses. There is generous black fruit with smoke, ash and spice over an elegant full-bodied texture and chalky tannins.