Ca' Marcanda | Angelo Gaja

Angelo Gaja, the most famous inhabitant of the village of Barbaresco, has long been known throughout the world for his careful and uncompromising preparation of Italian wines of the highest quality and exclusivity. Also in his branch Ca' Marcanda in the Bolgheri area, the prominent winemaker produces elegant wines in his unmistakable style, which combine with the typical local characteristics of the terroir. The wines deliver a polished and modern image of the still quite young Tuscan cultivation zone. The beautiful vineyard in Castagneto Carducci produces wonderful Bordeaux blends from the international varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and a little Syrah. The very high-quality grapes thrive on a vineyard area of about 100 hectares. A large part of the vineyards are arranged in the form of a belt around the winery, in which about 450,000 bottles are closed with corks every year.

The futuristic cellar of Ca' Marcanda is extremely modern and generously designed. It almost completely disappears beneath the surface. The best possible processing of the grapes is guaranteed in the rooms. Gaja had the winery built into a mountain in such a way that it merges completely with the landscape from three sides. In front of it are cypresses, which the owner of the estate has planted in small groups of five trees near all his vineyards. Why he is doing this, he himself does not know exactly. Gaja says, however: "The cypresses will still be there when I'm gone." The full-bodied and fruity Camarcanda Bolgheri, the most expensive product in the range, has the status of a showpiece. The noble drop is prepared from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and a little Cabernet Franc.

Until Angelo Gaja finally the vineyard hills of the vineyard Ca' Marcanda, he needed some nerve and patience. The negotiations with the former owner of the parcels, which were still very sparsely planted at that time, took a very long time. The names of some wines refer to these time-consuming conversations. Thus the Promis - an IGT wine pressed from Merlot, Syrah and Sangiovese - is derived from the Italian word promessa. The name is intended to sum up the promise of quality and the reward for the care and excellence of creative work. Magari - this IGT consists half of Merlot and equal parts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc - means as much as perhaps translated from Italian. From this wine name the following question can be deduced with a little imagination: "Maybe he'll sell me the parcels, maybe he won't.". SUPERIORE.DE

"Stylistically, the wines are modern, although according to the still young tradition of Bolgheri. Full fruit, dense, precise use of wood for wines that fully meet expectations."Gambero Rosso