Gaja Conteisa 2014 Magnum

Fresh bouquet, fine and ripe tannins, great drinkability. Open and persistent nose. Floral in the beginning, with straightforward notes of rose petals and violet, it develops deeper botanical characters with hints of juniper, dandelion, and incense. On the palate, the pure essence of Cerequio leads to sweet notes of red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, thyme, and anise. Polished tannins and bright acidity balance the fruit concentration, leading to a classic medium-weight structure with remarkable ageing potential.

The 2014 vintage will be remembered as one of the most complex yet surprising of the last ten years. A mild winter with no snow followed an equally dry spring with flowering 10 days earlier than usual. The summer of 2014 was cold and wet. This peculiar humidity required intense work in the vineyard regarding canopy management, disease monitoring and grassing management. The first two weeks of September were drier but colder than usual, with considerable diurnal temperature variation. Then, the weather improved with long, sunny afternoons, which led to the complete phenolic ripeness of the grapes. The harvest began on October 2 and ended on October 11, and the grapes brought into the winery were healthy, with thick and ripe skin. The fermentations started easily and proceeded slowly and steadily.