There is a slight saline note lingering in the mouth after the wine has (regretfully) departed

This is one of the finest vintages of Olivo

with tobacco

allying maturing flavors with broad structural shoulders and racy acids and concluding with a long

This looks to be one of the wines of the vintage

Gaja, Darmagi other_regions_australia There is a slight salineThe 2016 Darmagi (Cabernet Sauvignon) is classy and polished, with good varietal character and impeccable balance. Crme de cassis, menthol, licorice and lavender all develop in the glass in this unctuous yet mid weight, wonderfully expressive, Cabernet Sauvignon. Darmagi will never be a truly great Cabernet Sauvignon, 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.