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| ESTATE GAMAY 2020 Unfiltered, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
HIDDEN BENCH |
| This REPEAT has a very deep, intense, violet-red which is a tad 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 |
Hid Ben |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Tangy, Intense, Dry, Raspberry-Driven |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: From the more traditional side of winemaking, this similarly sourced Gamay is aged in French oak (14% new) for nine months. The nose is quite plummy with dark cherries, violets, forest berries and integrated spice notes. It's juicy and dense on the palate with some structure and tannins that showcase the dark cherries, black raspberries, earthy/savoury notes, and spice on a fresh, finessed finish. Score - 92 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Nov. 14, 2022) |
Price |
$ 29.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - April 15, 2023 |
| Cases bought |
49 (12 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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