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Region: Beechworth
Grapes: Gamay
First Glance: Spicy, Herbaceous, Red Fruit, Succulent
Acclaim: 94pts
The Wine:
Gamay is a medium bodied red wine and a natural fit for Beechworth’s climate, elevation and soil.
Grown on the Estate vineyard and inspired by the best Cru Beaujolais, this is a Gamay to be taken seriously. Fermented in a large open topped concrete tank with 15% whole bunches. Destemmed berries were left uncrushed, allowing for gentle extraction and maintaining purity of fruit. Aged in foudre and barrique for nine months.
Cool earth, mulchy undergrowth, impressions of purple fruit and woody spice. An expressive wine with a structure suiting medium term ageing. A pure and vibrant expression of Australian Gamay.
The Review:
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - 94pts
"Raspberry, black cherry, hazelnut, a bit spicy and autumnal too, mint and dried flowers, but you know what, it most certainly speaks to the grape variety, and also has a cool steel-like inflection, which is very nice. It’s medium-bodied, succulent, red and black fruited, a bit earthy and nutty, balanced acidity, with a fine sooty tannin finish of excellent length offering some almond paste richness. Yum. So good."
