Gaja Ca Marcanda Promis

Variety: 55% Merlot + 35% Syrah + 10% Sangiovese

In 1970 the famous Italian winemaker Angelo Gaia takes over the management of the family winery founded in 1859. Proud of his family's winemaking past and determined to lead the estate into the future, Angelo brings with him a passionate determination to produce high quality wines that would become a benchmark for the noble Nebbiolo grape. His pioneering vision was to create Italian wines to rival the best wines produced in Burgundy and Bordeaux.

Angelo began his ambitious plans by replanting much of the family's vineyards and investing in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks that would allow him to carefully control the winemaking process. He also caused controversy locally by imitating top winemakers in Bordeaux and California by using small oak barrels to age his wines. At the time, most local producers still used huge chestnut barrels called botti.

Promise is a great example of Angelo Gaia's innovative approach as it is made from fruit sourced from Bolgheri near the Tuscan coast in a 'Super Tuscan' style using international grape varieties. The blend consists primarily of Merlot, along with a smaller portion of Syrah and Sangiovese, which thrive in the area.

Dark soils and hot summer days cooled by the sea breeze -> the result is a rich, voluptuous red wine that is filled with notes of dark berries and plums, and subtle hints of spices from the 12 months aging in oak barrels, the taste is voluminous with fine-grained and silky tannins on the finish.

Promise Ca' Markanda is a complex wine with undeniable elegance.