You might be sick of hearing me talk about Gamay, but because I love the grape and what we are doing with it here in Ontario, you’ll have to listen to me just a little bit longer. In France they make Beaujolais, which is a light fruity flavourful wine. Here in Ontario we also make a light fruity wine out of the Gamay grape, but there are some who are trying something different; and I am liking both versions. This reserve Gamay has lots of oak infused into the blend, you can smell and taste it. Once you get past that, you’ll find the nose has plenty of raspberry, cherry and vanilla while the taste is black cherry, toasted oak and some lingering tannins. Hence, this is another wine from the highly acclaimed 2002 vintage which saw great growing conditions for reds. Because it has spent some time in oak, and because of the year, you know this wine is gonna age nicely. Right now the elements of a lighter style of Gamay are present (red fruit sweetness), but there’s also some backbone that gives this wine that extra umph it deserves … and what’s more, it’s highly drinkable now or you can lie it down for a couple of years - it’s your choice.