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| ESTATE GAMAY 2020 Unfiltered, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
HIDDEN BENCH |
| There’s no question that this second release of Hidden Bench organic Estate Gamay Noir is now a two-of-a-kind item. First, there is the colour which is a very deep, intense, violet-red and is unusual for this grape. Second, the nose which is also very intense and complex has initial savoury, slightly reductive, earthy notes. After a few minutes in the glass these notes are swallowed up by a tital wave of Gamay’s,charming, ripe, raspberry-black-cherry fruit. It’s dry, medium bodied, fairly dense and quite mouth filling with vibrant, ripe plum-crancherry-cassis-raspberry flavours with a lingering, faintly tart, leanish finish. The 573 cases are made from special French Gamay clones - 22% were fermented whole cluster. It has 12.5% alcohol, 1 g/L residual sugar and a hefty 7.15 g/L total acidity. It spent 9 months in a mix of French oak (12%) and 56% in neutral barriques. Unfined and unfiltered. |
CSPC |
20422 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Mar Ant |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Tangy, Intense, Dry, Raspberry-Driven |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: After the success of the inaugural 2019 vintage Gamay, this sophomore effort comes from grapes picked by hand from five-year-old vines. It's fermented with ambient yeast before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Expect a vibrant wine evoking juicy berry fruit and garden herbs, and pair with roast turkey and sautéed mushrooms. |
Price |
$ 29.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - April 16, 2022 |
| Cases bought |
97 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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