Meteor, Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Special Family Reserve other_regions_australia Showing with a deep ruby

Showing with a deep ruby core that fades to a purple edge

A bit uncomfortably sweet and astringent on the end

but it is a very fine Gaja wine that reaches this level because of Angelo Gaja's iron-clad will and determination to make it so

slightly acetone-scented nose over a core of baked blackberries and prunes plus wafts of dried bay leaves

(from purchased grapes in Chapelle proper)

Meteor, Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Special Family Reserve other_regions_australia Showing with a deep rubyLots of tar and asphalt on the nose with dark fruit. Full body, chewy tannins and a rich finish. Needs time to soften, but this shows structure. Try in 2018.