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| GAMAY 2022 VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, sustainable, unfiltered |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
HIDDEN BENCH |
| A REPEAT the recommended 2022 than was released on October 5, 2024 at $29.95. Bright deep violet-red colour. Fairly intense, rather complex, somewhat earthy and savoury on the nose with baked ripe plum-cherry fruit aromatics. Dry, medium-full bodied, fairly dense and quite mouthfilling with vibrant, ripe, plum-crancherry-raspberry flavours and a lingering, bright, gently spicy, minerally finish. The 573 cases are made from special French Gamay clones - 16% were fermented whole cluster. It has 12.7% alcohol, under 1 g/L residual sugar and 5.9 g/L total acidity. It spent 9 months in a mix of French oak and then was blended and aged in a stainless steel tank for 8 months. Unfined and unfiltered. Bottled April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05 on the lower part of the glass bottle. |
CSPC |
20422 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Mar Ant |
| Country |
Canada |
| Region |
Ontario |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Youthful, Dense, Rich, Ripe, Earthy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments |
| TASTING NOTE: What a lovely gamay - certainly among the ripest and best yet from Hidden Bench as it gears up its gamay program with the use of new concrete fermenters. It has more colour depth than expected and generous aromas of strawberry/cherry fruit, soft florals and subtle oak. It is light to medium bodied, nicely composed and effortlessly balanced with fine acidity and tannin. The length is excellent. A class act. Tasted October 2024. Score - 92 (David Lawrason, winealign.com) |
Price |
$ 29.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - May 24, 2025 |
| Cases bought |
147 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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