ON-43849

180 Gamay Noir 2021, VQA Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula, Estate Grown

Gamay Gamay
Ontario, Canada

$24.00 (43849)

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March 01, 2025

Critic Reviews (5)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Gamay continues to shine in Niagara, here from a COVID era family start-up that pivoted 180 from careers outside the...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

High acid and tang in full effect not atypical for gamay from Creek Shores where the grape performs to high tones and...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Gamay seems well-suited to the Creek Shores sub-appellation, a region tempered by the surrounding waters on almost...

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Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D
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Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D

This is a lightly funky gamay, my guess is that there is some brettanomyces here, lending the wine aromas of smoke...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Pale red; stemmy, earthy, leathery, smoky (brettanomyces?), not fruity in any case. Juicy, light palate, very low...

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