Grosset Gaia 2022

Grosset Gaia Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 

Region: Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia

Vintage: 2022

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc

ABV: 14%

Intense flavours, power, and the promise its holds for its future. There are vibrant bramble, blackcurrant, and dark cherry aromas, before a palate which shows power, weight and depth of flavour. The tannins are fine and elegant.

Planted at an elevation of 570 metres, the Gaia vineyard is the highest vineyard in the Clare Valley. Consisting of two hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, this strikingly beautiful site is extremely challenging and requires careful management. Hard red rock predominates, and the rocky outcrops that break through the earth prevent inter-row cropping and weed control through tillage. Instead, seed is broadcast by hand and grasses and clovers encouraged to regenerate.

Jeffrey Grosset’s love of Riesling began at 15 when his father came home with a bottle to share with the family. This bottle was enough to inspire a young Jeffrey to enrol in the local agricultural college and complete qualifications in both Agriculture and Oenology by the age of 21. After honing his craft in Australia and Germany, he bought an old milk depot in the Clare Valley town of Auburn, founding his eponymous winery in 1981. Since then, through great skill and exceptional vineyard management, this old milk depot has been transformed into one of Australia’s finest wineries.

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