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Grosset Gaia is recognized internationally, acknowledged purely on the basis of its extraordinary qualites and distinctive character. A wine that speaks loudly of its site, the rugged, austere moonscape of the Grosset Gaia vineyard on the slopes of a windswept hill at the Clare Valley's highest point. Gaia is a decidedly
Bordelais assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with Merlot, an outstanding wine, pure and powerful, artisanally crafted and opulent, ultra concentrated and brooding, designed for development.
Established in 1981 at the historic township of Auburn in the southern tip of the Clare Valley, a hundred kilometres north of Adelaide, Grosset is an independently owned estate producing just six highly regarded editions each vintage. The winery is stylish but functional and reflects the attention to detail practised throughout the winemaking. Grosset's Gaia is one of the most astonishing vineyards you'll see. Planted at 570 metres, the highest point of the Clare Valley, the site is an elongated triangular wedge of emerald green that sits above the rolling golden cornfields of the Valley. Named after James Lovelock's books, Gaia is a metaphor for the importance of the diversity and complexity of species.
Broodingly aromatic with dense, deep brambly, blackcurrant and dark plum flavours. Chalky, earthy, minerally characters, balanced by ripe, fine knit tannins patiently waiting for time to reveal all. A wonderful succulence to the mid-palate, there's weight, power and tremendous density and layer after layer of flavour - which at present is pretty tightly coiled. A gentleness about the wine, characteristic restraint, an approachability from power of the fruit balanced by the ripe, powdery, fine grained tannins. The texture is velvety, almost seductive and there is an elegance. It is simply delicious now, with an unparalleled capacity to age. There's complexity and elegance at it's youth, but only the patient will see it at its best.
