Hidden Bench Gamay 2023, VQA West Niagara, Niagara Peninsula, Sustainable, Unfiltered
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Critic Reviews (6)
This shows a quite lifted, reductive, slightly meaty nose that needs some aeration. But there is plenty of ripe berry...
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This gamay has a peppery and herbal nose, with a hint of reduction (presenting as subtly rubbery undertones). Notes...
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This 2023 gamay is alive and well, stylishly reductive at onset, it features alluring, feathery tannins and juicy red...
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Lovely stuff here from Hidden Bench, ripe but crunchy, lean but satisfyingly juicy and fleshy, with simple,...
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The ’23 “West Niagara” gamay feels to be perfectly settled into its halfway place between youth and age, softened...
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Medal score at the 2025 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2025.
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Community Reviews (1)
The lifted, medium-high intensity nose is reductive with bretty and barnyard aromas off the top, followed by dark cherry, currant, forest berry, and oak spice notes. On the day, medium to medium-full bodied palate it has very good concentration and lovely black cherry, cran-cherry, currant, peppery spice, and integrated oak spice flavours. It's well-structured with very good acidity, alongside smooth tannins. Earthy and savoury with reductive touches on the long finish. Tasted Oct. 2025. Score: 90+ pts
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