Gaja GAJA CA’MARCANDA PROMIS Bolgheri 2021

Description

Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis is one of three wines produced on the Ca’Marcanda di Gaja estate along with the Magari and their flagship Ca’Marcanda. The estate is located in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast. Promis was produced for the first time in 2000 and is bottled as Identificazione Geografica Protetta Toscana. Gaja is simply one of the most famous Italian wine producers. The company was founded in 1859 in the Langhe, in Piedmont, by Giovanni Gaja and it is his great-grandson, Angelo Gaja, who currently manages the company.

They are most famous for classic Piedmontese wines such as Barolo and Barbaresco. In fact, Angelo has often been referred to as the “King of Barbaresco” and was responsible for developing techniques that revolutionized winemaking in Italy. Gaja bought his first property in Tuscany called Pieve Santa Restituta in 1994 and this was quickly followed by his second Tuscan property, Ca’Marcanda located in Castagneto Carducci in Bolgheri, in 1996. While the concentration at Pieve Santa Restituta is on the wines more traditional, Ca’Marcanda’s focus is on international vines (Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot) and on “Super-Tuscan” style blends. The estate is now made up of 100 hectares of vineyards. Gaja Ca’Marcanda Promis is a blend of 55% Merlot, 35% Syrah, 10% Sangiovese. The vineyards are located on brown clayey soils. The climate here is the typical Mediterranean maritime one characterized by hot summer days and cool nights refreshed by the local sea breezes which create a natural corridor between the coast and nearby Corsica. This allows the grapes to ripen evenly over a long period, which is ideal for grapes. The grapes come from the vineyards of Bolgheri and the nearby Bibbona area. The three varieties are fermented and macerated separately for about 15 days. After 12 months of aging in wood, the wines are blended and left to age in the bottle for a few months before being marketed. The name “Promis” indicates the commitment, or promise of the Gaja family, to produce wines of the highest possible quality, the rewards of diligence and excellence.