Grosset Gaia Cabernet Blend 2017 (12 Bottles)

by Fine Wine Cellars

$925.00 GST Included

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The 2017 Grosset Gaia has voluminous perfumes of blackcurrant, bramble and briar that are bold and enticing. It is powerful, dense and full-bodied, tightly wound around its firm core, yet softened by its velvety texture. It has a richness and concentration of flavour, balanced by substantial yet ultra-fine tannins. While more seductive and appealing on release than many vintages of Gaia, the 2017 shows every indication of being as age worthy as wine lovers have come to expect.

95 pts Ralph Kyte-Powell, The Real Review ‘The wines in Jeff Grosset’s admirable portfolio are a reflection of his thoughtful, quality-oriented approach, none more so than Gaia. This cabernet blend from the outer reaches of the Clare Valley is always a wine of precision and personality that sits outside the region’s forceful mainstream cabernet type. The just-released 2017 edition epitomises the marque’s elegant, moreish style, starting intense and briary with a nose of violets, crushed currants and cedar, leading through a medium-bodied wine of admirable length, intensity and finesse. Gaia skilfully measures cabernet’s savouriness and austerity with cassis-like fruit sweetness in lip-smacking harmony. Delicious right now, but age should enhance it wonderfully.

95 pts Huon Hook,The Real Review ‘Medium to full red colour with a trace of purple and a complex bouquet of damp undergrowth, tobacco, raspberry and briar. More savoury than fruity. The wine is medium to full-bodied and deliciously smooth, supple and easy on the gums. Fresh acidity cleanses the finish. An elegant style, very good now and has cellaring potential.’
95 pts Huon Hook,The Real Review, 28 March, 2020

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Grosset Wines is an independently owned winery producing eight highly regarded premium wines and one spirit, each vintage.

“We aim to produce the best examples of variety and place. This is self-explanatory really; riesling from the Clare Valley, expressing the dramatic differences between soft rock and hard rock sites and then differences within those broad categories; uniquely sited semillon and fiano, cabernet from the coolest site in the region and of course, chardonnay and pinot noir from an even cooler sub-region of the Adelaide Hills. Purity of fruit and optimum ripeness are crucial to us, and we are not afraid to use different wine making approaches to bring the best out of each vineyard. Each is a testament to this philosophy.” Jeffrey Grosset.

Jeffrey Grosset, owner and founder was voted the inaugural Australian Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine in 1998 and is internationally recognised as one of the ‘Top 10 White Winemakers’ (Decanter, UK) and one of the ’50 Most Influential Winemakers’ (Wine & Spirit, USA) in the world today.

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