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Gamay

Gamay Wine Details
Price: $13.95 per bottle

Description: Aging is done in all stainless steel to preserve fruit and delicacy. Fragrant pepper spice, black cherry fruit aromas. Easy to drink, initially soft and silky, finishing with a pomegranate note.Capable of short term (1 to 3 years) cellaring to bring additional roundness.

Varietal Definition
Gamay:
The red grape of Beaujolais. Vinified by a process known as 'macération carbonique'* if produces light, fruit driven wines for early consumption. At home in the granite hills of Beaujolais it is a vigorous producer but susceptible to rot. Sometimes blended with Pinot Noir under the appellation 'Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains'. Also grown quite extensively in the Loire Valley notably in Touraine.


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