Gamay Red Wine
Gamay red wine is a cool climate varietal planted almost exclusively in the Beaujolais region in France and accounts for almost all red wine production there. Given such growing conditions, this makes for fruity, light-bodied, elegant wines often reminiscent of pinot noir, whose typically high acidic content gives them an added vibrancy. To temper this acidity, however, gamay commonly undergoes a vinification process known as carbonic maceration by which uncrushed fruit is fermented in a sealed, carbon dioxide-rich state. Here, juice ferments whilst still in the grape, ultimately imparting a heightened fruitiness and low tannic content to a finished wine. A Gamay red wine that is often hugely quaffable, overly food-friendly and full of enticing aromas and flavors of violet, lilac, sour cherry, strawberry, pepper and earthy minerality.
2020 Moulin-à-Vent 'En Morperay', Domaine A.F. Gros
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2017 Morgon 'Cote du Py', Jean Foillard
2019 Moulin-à-Vent 'En Morperay', Domaine A.F. Gros
A Fleurie bursting with ripe, black fruit. With silky tannins and spicy, peppery notes giving great length. A rich >
"The 2020 Saint-Amour, Domaine des Billards with its cheeky cherub on the label, is perhaps my favourite of all these wines. >
A very easy drinking Beaujolais with a smokey, raspberry aroma, and notes of cherry on the palate. Delicious on its own >
"The 2020 Brouilly, Ch. de la Pierrre is produced in a small, high-tech winery set within the 12th-century Château de la >
2017 Brouilly, Alexandre Foillard
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