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GROSSET GAIA 2007

Jeffery Grosset may be justifiable famous for his work with Riesling, but he also makes some fantastic red wines from his vineyards in the Clare Valley. This Cabernet blend is produced from high vineyards in the valley and this produces a wine that has new world fruit combined with an elegance and finesse that shows highly intelligent wine making.

ONLY AVAILABLE IN UNSPLIT CASES OF 12

VINEYARD
Planted at 570 metres, at the highest point of the Clare Valley, the vineyard is an elongated triangular wedge of emerald green that sits above the rolling golden cornfields of the Clare Valley.

GRAPE VARIETIES
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot

VINIFICATION
The grapes were handpicked, crushed and de-stemmed, then fermented for 7-8 days in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Gentle plunging of the cap took place to aid extraction of colour and tannin.

The wine then passed into French oak barriques (45% new oak) and aged for 18 months. It was bottled without fining or filtering and aged for a further year in bottle before release.

TASTING NOTE
This is a wine that speaks loudly of its site - the rugged, austere moonscape of the Grosset Gaia vineyard on the slopes of a windswept hill close to Clare's highest point. The wine is powerful, opulent, ultra-concentrated, ungiving at present but promising a great deal after careful cellaring. There's briary, blackcurrant flavours along with chalky, earthy, minerally characters all tightly coiled and balanced by ripe, fine-knit tannins patiently waiting for time to reveal all. There's complexity and elegance here, too: but only the patient will see it at its best.

CLOSURE: Stelvin

ALCOHOL: 14.0% (10.5 units per bottle)

Per Bottle £27.95
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