Gaja’s Ca’ Marcanda Celebrates 20 Years

Piedmont icon Angelo Gaja’s Bolgheri experiment has yielded one of the Tuscan region's great wines, says senior editor Bruce Sanderson

Gaja’s Ca’ Marcanda Celebrates 20 Years
Senior editor Bruce Sanderson says Gaja's Ca' Marcanda has established itself as one of the great wines of Bolgheri. (David Yellen)
From the Apr 30, 2023, issue

With the release of the 2020 vintage, Ca’ Marcanda, the Bolgheri estate purchased by Angelo Gaja in 1996, celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Gajas, with the help of their new importer Wilson Daniels, organized a tasting in New York to share select vintages of the flagship wine, Camarcanda. Read senior editor Bruce Sanderson's deep dive into the history and development of the label.

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