Gros Frere et Soeur, Grands Echezeaux Size:6x750ml 52 ha is planted to

52 ha is planted to chardonnay in Clos de la Maltroie and Les Places)

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

The 2014 Gattinara Molsino is shy and introverted in its first impression

short and clipped finish where the supporting tannins are tough to the point of being borderline hard

Gros Frere et Soeur, Grands Echezeaux Size:6x750ml 52 ha is planted to(from a . 3 ha parcel replanted in 1985). Somewhat surprisingly given how clean the prior wines are, this is quite firmly reduced and in need of aeration. While there is excellent intensity to the medium weight flavors the finish is at once rustic and tangy, which is to say decidedly awkward. This may recover but its not especially well balanced today though the underlying material appears to be of excellent quality.