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Caveau Savoyard Gamay Rosé
A delicate rosé with aromas and flavors of red fruits (currents, cherries), pinapple and citrus, white flowers, and herbs de Provence. The tonic, harmonious notes of minerality and crisp fruit reflects the granite and limestone slopes of the Alps.
$13.00
PlumpJack
Domaine de Colette Beaujolais
After selective sorting of the harvested grapes before vatting on a sorting table, the bunches of grapes are vatted whole (no de-stalking or crushing).
They are vinified using traditional Beaujolais methods, where the bunches are kept whole throughout vatting, which lasts 7 to 8 days.
In this way we craft a ruby-coloured Beaujolais-Villages with pleasant red fruit aromas (raspberry, red currant, strawberry). The tannins are supple and blend in beautifully. This fruity wine will be tasty all the time of day.
$15.00
Planet Wine
Vignobles Bulliat Morgon “Nature” Beaujolais, France
Vignobles Bulliat’s 2019 Morgon “Nature” is made from 100% Gamay that comes from a south-east facing 4-hectare hillside plot that reaches up to a 40° slope. The soils are composed of crumbly schist and granite, and vines average 60 years old. After the grapes are hand-harvested, whole-cluster fermentation takes place after a long maceration in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks using only indigenous yeasts. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is aged in concrete vats for 4 months and bottled unfined, unfiltered, with no added sulfites.
Bright and fragrant, with strawberry and cranberry infused fruit, Bulliat’s Morgon shows wonderful finesse along with its balanced tannin structure. There is also a clear mineral backbone, which adds to the beautiful aromatic and textural lift present in the wine.
$31.00
Winebow
Henri Champliau Cremant de Bourgogne Rosé
A beautiful pale pink robe, a delicate nose of white flowers and red fruits, a precise and intense mouth. Dominating the blend, the Pinot Noir brings elegance and power, while the freshness of Chardonnay and the delicacy of Gamay complete the balance of this cuvée.
"Bursting with vibrant pink grapefruit and red berry aromas; a complexity of brioche, hibiscus and lime zest with a creamy mousse and an elegant, saline finish."- 95 points Decanter
$28.00
PLUMPJACK
Lo-Fi Gamay/Pinot Noir
Hand harvested and organically grown; 100% whole cluster carbonic fermentation. Each varietal was fermented separately and picked at different times. Pumped over once daily after which the top was again sealed and the fermenter was gassed using carbon dioxide. Fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic by naturally occurring bacteria. Fermentation lasted for 8 days then pressed and racked in to vessels for aging. The Pinot Noir was tank aged while the Gamay was aged in neutral French barrels. After 4 months the wines were racked and blended together then put back down into barrel for an additional 3 months. A total Of 25 ppm so2 was added prior to bottling without filtration in keeping with our minimalist (lo-fi) philosophy.
$22.00
Beaune Imports
Arnot-Roberts El Dorado Gamay Noir
Another rather rare variety made by Arnot Roberts. Gamay is a light bodied red wine, loved by the French from the region of Beaujolais. It is fruit forward with low tannins, and pairs well with a wide range of dishes.
$38.00
PLUMPJACK
Jean-Paul Brun Terres Dorées L'Ancien Vielles Vignes Beaujolais
100% Gamay. L'Ancien comes from Jean Paul's oldest vines--hence the name of the wine--in his home village of Charnay in the southern Beaujolais. They range in age from 40 to 60 years old and are planted on slopes sporting the area's signature sandy clay-limestone soils, featuring the particular local "dorée" or "golden" limestone that is laden with iron. These older vines have always been farmed organically and harvested by hand and yield small, thick-skinned Gamay berries. As for all Terres Dorées reds, the vinification is traditional Burgundian. The grapes are rigorously sorted and destemmed, crushed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats. The wine is aged in concrete until May-June after the vintage.
$19.00
Martine's
Paul Janin Moulin a Vent Les Vignes du Tremblay
This wine marks the origin of the estate. Paul Janin et Fils established the first plots in 1937, located on the locality of Le Tremblay. Today, this vintage is a blend of several localities: Les Greneriers, Les Burdelines, Les Pérelles, Champs de Cour, Les Brussellions and Aux Caves. Fine and distinguished.
"The 2018 Moulin-à-Vent Les Vignes du Tremblay exhibits a deep bouquet of ripe plums, mulberries and cherries, with only subtle hints of the rose petal and spice that bottle age will reveal. Medium to full-bodied, sensuous and enveloping, it's broad-shouldered and fleshy, with a gourmand core of ripe fruit, powdery tannins and ripe acids. This is quite a ripe expression of the appellation, and that may mean that it's at its best young." 91 points Wine Advocate
$27.00
Kermit Lynch
Alex Foillard Côtes de Brouilly
This Côte de Brouilly is downright gorgeous now, reminiscent of succulent red berries and blood orange with a spine of minerality.
"Light, vivid ruby. Vibrant red fruit, floral and spice qualities on the mineral-inflected nose take on suggestions of incense and licorice as the wine stretches out. Sappy, incisive and pure, offering palate-staining raspberry, bitter cherry, floral pastille and rhubarb flavors that show a compelling blend of depth and vivacity. Closes very long and subtly chewy, with reverberating florality and polished tannins that come in late. That Foillard magic is clearly a hereditary thing." 94 Points Vinous
$48.00
Grandes Places Selections
Chapel Fleurie "Charbonnieres"
Fine fragrant red fruits and violets on the nose leads to a medium bodied palate of raspberries and red currants, background by a faint fennel note and elegantly finished with a fine, saline minerality.
$42.00
Amy Atwood
Gaspard Gamay
A red natural wine made from 100% sustainably farmed Gamay grapes grown in the Touraine, Loire Valley, France. Semi-carbonic fermentation, aged for 8 months in stainless steel tank, low-sulfites (30ppm).
Fresh cherry, Violets, Baking Spices, and Earth. Medium Body
$20.00
Estate Wines
Gros Ventre Gamay Noir Rosé
Our 2020 Rosé is comprised entirely from Gamay Noir grown at high elevation in El Dorado. We’ve longed to make this Gamay-only wine for years, but never had enough Gamay grapes. The 2020 wildfires afforded us the opportunity to make something beautiful from something terrible, allowing us to crush more Gamay for purposeful Rosé. It's pale pink in color, with aromatics of orange peel, carnations, strawberry, and hints of herbs and watermelon rind. This fresh rendition has vibrant acidity that pairs well with a Covid-friendly picnic and a bucket of fried chicken.
$26.00
skurnik
Domaines de Marrans Fleurie
Aromas of strawberries and raspberries with fresh, fruity and balanced flavors. Pairs well with white meats, fish, and cheese. Traditional semi-carbonic maceration.
$24.00
PlumpJack
Desvignes Morgon La Voute Saint-Vincent 2019
"Offering up aromas of wild berry fruit, orange rind, plums and grilled meats, the 2019 Morgon La Voûte Saint-Vincent is medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and melting tannins. Lively but gourmand, it's the most charming, immediate wine in the Desvignes' cellar."
- Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 91 RP
- Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 91 RP
$26.00
PlumpJack
Lo-Fi Gamay Noir
A dry, savory gamay with a touch of pinot noir from one of California's preeminent natural wineries.
$25.00
PlumpJack
Terres Dorées L'Ancien Vielles Vignes Beaujolais Magnum
100% Gamay. L'Ancien comes from Jean Paul's oldest vines--hence the name of the wine--in his home village of Charnay in the southern Beaujolais. They range in age from 40 to 60 years old and are planted on slopes sporting the area's signature sandy clay-limestone soils, featuring the particular local "dorée" or "golden" limestone that is laden with iron. These older vines have always been farmed organically and harvested by hand and yield small, thick-skinned Gamay berries. As for all Terres Dorées reds, the vinification is traditional Burgundian. The grapes are rigorously sorted and destemmed, crushed and fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats. The wine is aged in concrete until May-June after the vintage.
$47.00
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