Camarcanda, Ca'Marcanda (Gaja) 2012 (750 ml)

 94 poena – The Wine Advocate

Naziv Ca’Marcanda potiče iz dijalekta Pijemonta i može se prevesti kao „kuća beskrajnih pregovora“, što se odnosi na brojne sastanke između prethodnih vlasnika zemljišta i Angela Gaje – pregovori koji su se konačno završili 1996. godine kupovinom imanja. Ovo vino nosi ime imanja i predstavlja vrhunac proizvodnje porodice Gaja u Bolgheriju.

Ca’Marcanda iz berbe 2012. predstavlja skladnu, srednje punu kupažu Merlota sa Cabernet Sauvignonom i Cabernet Francom, bogatu notama crvenog i tamnog voća, uz suptilne nijanse vanile, moke, začina i blagi dodir duvana.  Ovo je možda mirisnija i nježnija verzija ovog vina u poređenju sa drugim berbama – naročito u odnosu na snažnu i mišićavu berbu iz 2013. godine koja je uslijedila. Prelijepo vino koje odlikuje izuzetna čistoća izraza.

94 points - The Wine Advocate

The name Ca'Marcanda derives from a Piedmontese dialect expression which can be translated as the “house of endless negotiations” and refers to the several meetings between the previous landowners and Angelo Gaja, a very long negotiation finally concluded in 1996 with the land purchase. This is the wine that takes the name from the Estate, representing the pinnacle of the production for the Gaja family in Bolgheri.

The 2012 Camarcanda is a seamless, medium-bodied blend of Merlot with both Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, with a lot of red and dark fruit notes complemented by hints of vanilla, mocha, spice and a touch of tobacco.  This is perhaps a more perfumed and delicate version of the wine than in other vintages, especially if compared to the powerful and muscular 2013 that followed it.  It's lovely and offers a wonderful purity.