2016 Gaja Ca' Marcanda Magari
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Based on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot that spent a year in barrel, the 2016 Magari boasts a powerful bouquet of crème de cassis, graphite, bouquet garni, and hints of loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied and elegant on the palate, with rocking intensity in its black, blue, and red fruits, it shines for its complexity, elegance, and length, while still offering up loads of pleasure. I’d be thrilled to drink bottles over the coming decade or more.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 60/30/10 blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot in the 2016 Bolgheri Rosso Magari produces an expressive and opulent red wine, with great acidity and definition. The wine is firm and tightly wound, with secondary complexity that expresses itself in terms of tar, leather and spice. The tannins are supple and soft.
The 2016 Magari is a dark, powerful wine. In most vintages, Magari is a wine of Tuscan charm, but powerful tannins give the 2016 a somewhat compact feel. There is plenty of depth to the black fruit, mocha, new leather and spice flavors, but the 2016 is clearly very young. There is not much Bolgheri charm in the early going. The 2016 is going to need at least a few years in bottle to come together.
About the producer
Gaja has been at the forefront of the Piedmont wine scene for many years and is Barbaresco’s most decorated producer. The winery has received a record number of Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri awards – the highest accolade from Italy’s leading wine publication.