Gaja (Ca'Marcanda), Magari

Gaja (Ca'Marcanda), MagariThere is purity to this red, from the focused black cherry, black currant and wild herb flavors to the vibrant acidity and refined tannins. This is sleek and elegant, with a light chalky feel on the finish. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Best from 2021 through 2035. 1,800 cases imported. BS

There is more to like on the palate of the larger-scaled

This is a clean

with plentiful fine-grained tannins that firm up on the long finish

This is aromatically less refined but more complex with its pungent nose of hazelnut

This is sufficiently structured to reward mid-term cellaring but should also drink well young

This is a terrestrial paradise where azure sea waves lap up against rounded granite rocks dotted with prickly pears

leafy nose with ripe raspberry fruit

cool earth and a hint of anise

Les Herbues and Les Gamaires)

Here too there are whiffs of sulfur but not so much as to completely mask the aromas of green apple

A few days later

delineated and even more mineral-suffused flavors that possess an attractive muscularity before culminating in a solidly long if arguably not quite as complex finale