with scents of pencil lead and cooked meat infusing the black fruit

too the style is quite restrained for a wine that in the past has played more on textural richness and volume

Gaja doesn’t really need to say anything

Because the underlying tannins seem phenolically mature

dark and red berry fruit

Giscours Vintage:2009 with scents of pencil leadLighter and more classic in style, the 2004 is the opposite end of the spectrum from 2003. The nose is more floral with a hint of iris, the palate juicy but light bodied, the tannins sandy and slightly chewy on the finish. It's a simpler wine but balanced and I would say best drunk now.