Grosset Gaia 2018

Grosset Gaia 2018

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The 2018 vintage has been another impressive one for ‘Gaia’: while it has the power, density of flavour, and structure of cabernet, it has the plush texture and the approachability of the best examples of the variety. Of course, it will soften and flesh out with good cellaring.

The Grosset Gaia 2018 has subtle dark berry aromatics, is powerful, opulent and concentrated with blackcurrant, bramble and graphite flavours and substantial, firmish tannins.

Clare Valley – 7,500 bottles 

Ageing potential: up to 20 years
Site: Grosset Gaia Vineyard, Clare Valley, two-hectares, east facing  
Fruit Flavours: Brambly aromas, blackcurrant, black plum
Profile: Harmonious, balanced, elegant, complex
Fining: Nil – suitable for vegans and vegetarians

Released: 1 March 2021

 

Awards :

Langton Classification VII: Rated ‘Excellent’

Reviews :

Tyson Stelzer, WBM, December 2021

The determination and inimitable Jeffrey Grosset molecular precision of Gaia is something to behold. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc unite in fragrant accuracy and finely scaffolded structure of astonishing grace and yet dramatic confidence. The full metal of this bony, exposed, high site is manifested in its full glory in 2018, with decades of potential wound tightly into its exacting folds.

97/100

Stuart Knox, The Real Review, March 2021

Deep ruby and purple colour from core to rim. Plump blackberries, damp earth and dry-ageing beef aromas. Medium-weighted black fruits, meat and spice meld seamlessly together with a fine tannin line and hint of acidity giving drive and persistence yet remain laser focused to the finish. A glorious glass of wine.

96/100 Cellaring  2021–2041