- Red Wine
- Gamay
Gamay
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
92
Whole bunch shines through in this wine, and it can work very well with gamay in terms of providing impact from whole berry fermentation that provides aromatics, as well as...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
A wine that now has a few years on it, and it has showed what a time can do to a variety that offers significant pleasure on release. ...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A vibrant red with purple hues in the glass, floral aromatics of violets, wild strawberry and raspberry on the nose. There is a strawberry like influence that envelopes the palate...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
This is the third vintage of Gamay produce by Lyons Will Estate, with the fermentation being 100% whole bunch with 65% of the grapes undergoing carbonic maceration. The resulting wine...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
The ferment included 40% whole bunches, which went through semi carbonic maceration before being aged in old oak for 9 months with the wine unfiltered and unfined before bottling. ...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
This is a stylish wine with a lot of thought going into its creation. 20% of the whole bunches were crushed by foot and the remaining 80% included in a...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
Sourced from the Ferguson valley, the wine is varietal, has great concentration and above all makes you want to go back for another sip with an earthen and saline thread...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
94
There were only 20 Dozen produced, so it was a privilege to enjoy a bottle. In winemaking there is often an economies of scale approach which means making a single...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A new label in the last few vintages for Tom Belford from who has absolutely smashed it with his 2018 releases of both Gamay and Cabernet Franc. A couple of...
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Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
David Lloyd is a pioneer of Gamay in Australia having planted the variety in 1995/96. There is typically less that 2500 bottles produced so it is an eagerly awaited release...