Gamay 2023

Cave Spring

Gamay
2023

  • Sustainable

$30.01

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable
Service fees
$ 5.61
Product code
14833599
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$25.47
Country
Canada
Regulated designation
Vintners quality alliance (VQA)
Region
Ontario
Subregion
Niagara Peninsula
Appellation
Varietal(s)
Gamay 100 %
Alcohol percentage
12.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
3 g/l
Closure type
Metal screw cap
Producer's website

About this winery

More than three decades ago, the Pennachetti family helped to pioneer the cultivation of noble European grape varietals on the Niagara Peninsula with the planting of their first Riesling and Chardonnay vines at Cave Spring . In the years since, Cave Spring has established itself as one of Canada’s most acclaimed wineries, earning a reputation for crafting elegant and distinctive cool-climate wines in the heart of Ontario’s wine country. First named by European settlers in the late 18th...

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Product notes

This wine originates from the Cave Spring Vineyard, nestled on a hillside of the Niagara Escarpment overlooking Lake Ontario, known as the Beamsville Bench. Along this gentle slope, limestone-clay soil, elevation and moderating onshore breezes combine to produce a singular expression of Gamay exhibiting vivid berry fruit and overtones of spice. A long, temperate season with broad diurnal temperature shifts. Gamay ripened over a long window, tending late, producing ample, succulent wines with medium to long-term ageing potential.

Production notes

30-day, whole-berry maceration and fermentation using exclusively indigenous yeast; 30% was bled off the skins by gravity to barrel; ageing for 12 months in neutral oak barrels, 80% 225L and 20% 500L; minimal sulphur additions.

Tasting notes

Colour Bright ruby. Nose Aromas of black pepper, Bing cherry, raspberry, red licorice and clover with hints of anise, cardamom, bay leaf and caramel. Palate Medium in body; firm yet supple up front with juicy black cherry tones; the tannins broaden in the middle, melding with succulent blackberry and red currant fruit along with notes of licorice root and cracked pepper, and giving way to vibrant yet polished edges; the wine tapers and softens to the back, drawing into a smooth, layered finish of ripe blueberry and Damsom plum, caramel, coffee grinds and tobacco.