Gaja - Ca'Marcanda Magari Bolgheri DOP 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Gaja
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Subregion	Bolgheri
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2020
Sku	37950
Size	750ml

  

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94

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94

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92

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93

The name Magari, meaning "if only" or "maybe" in Italian, belies the great commitment behind this Bolgheri DOP wine first released in 2000. Sourced from vineyards with dark lime/clay soils & white limestone/clay/stone soils, the 2020 vintage followed a warm, wet winter and spring frosts that caused minor damage. Despite disease pressure, summer was consistently warm without heat spikes until rains slowed the September harvest of fully ripe, high-sugar grapes with crisp skins. After separate 15-day fermentations, the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot components aged 12 months in oak before blending. The deep ruby wine shows violet hues and aromas of black currant, cherry, blackberry, Mediterranean herbs, and black tea, segueing to a voluminous palate with fine-grained, silky tannins and a long, flavorful finish.

Floral with a perfume of violet, wild raspberry liqueur, candied black cherry, and cedar. The wine is full-bodied but without weight and offers a silky texture. Pure and inviting, with a note of freshly turned soil and, it has a lovely floral perfume that continues through the finish. it is approachable now but will improve over the next 10 to 15 years.

The 2020 Bolgheri Rosso Magari is Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, with the Franc in a leading position at 60% to 65%. Born in a vintage that saw plenty of sunshine and luminosity from the Tyrrhenian Sea just a few kilometers away, this edition of Magari is especially round, voluminous and fleshed out. The 2020 vintage is considered quite toasty elsewhere in Tuscany, but in fact was more contained here along the Tuscan Coast thanks to steep diurnal shifts between day and nighttime temperatures and a cool spring. The year also saw enough rain at the right moments to assure stress-free fruit ripening. The wine opens to dark blackberry and sweet spice, with a very polished and silky side to robust fruit concentration.

The 2020 Magari is bright, effusive and super-expressive. Crushed rose petals, cinnamon, cedar and red plum fruit lend brightness to this mid-weight, nervy Magari. There is a bit of edginess in the tannin that needs to resolve. Otherwise, this is very nicely done.

 A polished red with lovely drinkability already, showing redcurrant and fresh-herb character. Some sandalwood, too. Medium-bodied with medium, firm tannins and a crisp and clean finish. Drink or hold.