2023 Amevive Gamay Noir Santa Barbara County, USA
2023 Amevive Gamay Noir Santa Barbara County, USA

2023 Amevive Gamay Noir Santa Barbara County, USA

$39.99

ORGANIC: Practicing

VINEYARD: This wine is made of three different gamay clones from both Martian Ranch Vineyard and Shokrian Vineyard in Los Alamos, CA. Martian Ranch is Demeter certified biodynamic, and Shokrian Vineyard has been farmed organically for many years. Amevive has been working with both of these sites for a few years now and uniting them together in one wine brings out their best sides!

VITICULTURE: Farmed using all organic methods

VINIFICATION: This Gamay was harvested in 3 separate picks hovering from 19B to 22B. Of course, all three picks were fermented 100% whole cluster. The grapes received a mixture of love touches and pour overs throughout their primary fermentation without the use of sulfur. Depending on each fermenter, the grapes were pressed after 16-21 days on skins. As always, these fermentations may start a little carbonic, but they always finish with a fully extracted fermentation. There are never many whole berries left un-squished at the end of fermentation.

AGING: After pressing, this Gamay was aged in neutral French oak barrels until bottling unfined and unfiltered on March 18, 2024

Notes: 2023 Gamay has the freshness of the new world, and the structure of an edgy old world Gamay. Like when you bite into a ripe Satsuma plum - lush sweetness, a little acid, and some tannin. But don’t forget about that little herbal kiss that consistently comes from these sites. Perfect now, perfect in many, many years down the road.

-From the importer

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