Gaja, Barbaresco, Costa Russi 2016 sold at auction 12 times in the last five years, at a median of $338 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $281 and $448. The most recent sale was on December 19, 2025. The lowest retail price today is $331, across 29 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$338
12 sales · $281–448 middle half
Lowest retail now
$331
29 retail offers
Last auction sale
Dec 19
2025
Critic scores
96
Wine Advocate
98
Vinous
97
Wine Spectator
97
James Suckling
Gaja, Barbaresco, Costa Russi, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2016 (2)
Wine facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Piedmont
- Sub-region
- Barbaresco
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Barbaresco
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- Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Rabaja Riservaavg $105 · 167 sales
- Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Ovello Riservaavg $78 · 160 sales
- Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Asili Riservaavg $101 · 143 sales
- Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Montestefano Riservaavg $87 · 137 sales
- Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Montefico Riservaavg $84 · 131 sales
- Bruno Giacosa, Barbaresco, Rabajaavg $262 · 124 sales
About Gaja
Gaja was founded in Barbaresco in 1859 by Giovanni Gaja, whose family had come from Spain in the 17th century and ran a tavern serving its own wine. In 1937 his grandson, also Giovanni, printed the family name in large red letters on the label and later bought important vineyards, guided by his mother Clotilda Rey's insistence on quality and high prices. Angelo Gaja joined in 1961 after studying in Alba and Montpellier, and introduced green harvesting, single-vineyard bottlings (Sorì San Lorenzo from 1967, Sorì Tildìn from 1970, Costa Russi from 1978), controlled malolactic fermentation and barriques. He also planted Cabernet Sauvignon at Darmagi in 1978.
- Appellation
- Barbaresco DOCG
- Owner
- Angelo Gaja
- Founded
- 1859
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Barbaresco
- Website
- gaja.com
Sources: Wikipedia