Gaja, Gaia & Rey Vintage:2018 There is a lovely sense

There is a lovely sense of vibrancy to the well-detailed

this wine is now a candidate for drying out given its hollow middle and hard

There is excellent volume but also fine precision to the well-detailed

This youthfully imploded Chardonnay will need a few more years in bottle to approach its peak and should also age very well

the wine unpacks across the mid-palate

Gaja, Gaia & Rey Vintage:2018 There is a lovely senseBright yellow. More reticent on the nose than the 2007, hinting at stone fruits and toast. Gives a sweeter impression on entry, then turns a bit more clenched in spite of its fleshiness and inherent pliancy, showing considerable power and structure. A classically dry, broad chardonnay with flavors of pear and peach pit complicated by well integrated toasty oak.