On the Road with the Grape Guy
#GoGamayGo from BC and Ontario
10 Aug 2018- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
My love for Gamay seems to know no bounds, and although it is a French grape from the Beaujolais region and Canadian winemakers have started to really embrace it and show it some love; and in turn wine-lovers of Canada are showing their love right back.
I recently posted my Quench article on the topic of Canadian Gamays (#GoGamayGo) and decided to now post the full extent of my reviews and the scores that I gave them at the time … and as a bonus I am posting some extra reviews, wines I have tasted over the past few months on my own and at the All Canadian Wine Championships … if there is a Canadian grape we can all learn to love and get behind it is most assuredly Gamay … #GoGamayGo
British Columbia Gamay …
Bella Wines NV Gamay, Cavada Vineyard Sparkling … *** ½+
Deep Roots 2016 Gamay … ****
The Hatch 2016 Gamay … ****
Pipe ‘Dreams 2015 Gamay … *** ½+
Rust Wine Co. 2017 Gamay … *** ½+
Volcanic Hills 2016 Gamay Noir 2016 … ****+
Ontario Gamay …
13th Street 2016 Gamay … *** ½+
13th Street 2014 Gamay Noir, Sandstone Vineyard … ****
Back 10 Cellars 2017 Gamay, Everything at Stake … ****+
Cave Spring 2016 Gamay … ****
Chateau des Charmes 2016 Gamay Noir Droit … *** ½+
Featherstone 2016 Gamay Noir … ****
Henry of Pelham 2016 Gamay Estate … ****+
Malivoire 2016 Gamay, Courtney Vineyard … ****+
Malivoire 2016 Gamay, Small Lot … ****+
Stratus 2015 Gamay … ****+
Trius 2016 Gamay Noir … *** ½+
Bonus Gamay …
These are Gamays I have tried over the past few months, including those I tasted during my time judging at the All Canadian Wine Championships
Alton Farms 2015 Gamay (Ontario) … ****
Deep Roots 2017 Gamay (British Columbia) … ****
Desert Hills 2017 Gamay (British Columbia) … ****+
Desert Hills 2016 Gamay, Family Reserve (British Columbia) … ****+
DiProfio 2016 Gamay Noir, Mia Cora Vineyard (Ontario) … *** ½
Henry of Pelham 2015 Gamay Estate (Ontario) … ****+
Hillside Winery 2015 Gamay Noir (British Columbia) … ****+
Leaning Post 2016 Gamay (Ontario) … ****
Leaning Post 2016 Gamay, The Natural (Ontario) … ***+
Malivoire 2017 Gamay, Small Lot (Ontario) … ****
Tawse 2015 Gamay, Redfoot Vineyard (Ontario) … *** ½
