I’ve reviewed the wines of Niagara (Canada) winery Pearl Morissette before. I’ve been lucky to visit three times, and I love the brave, creative approach of Francois Morissette, who’s making some really interesting wines. One of the four varieties he specializes in is Gamay (the others are Chardonnay, Riesling and Cabernet Franc), and this is one of the most interesting Niagara Gamays each year, in a region that seems well suited to the variety. These wines are not utterly conventional in every way, but they are beautiful, well thought out, and utterly drinkable.
Pearl Morissette Cuvée Mon Unique Gamay 2013 Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara, Canada
12.8% alcohol. 378 cases made. Vivid raspberry, cherry and spice nose with some meaty, savoury notes. The palate is fresh and vivid with juicy, spicy personality and some nice crunchy savouriness. Such lovely raspberry fruit at the core. Distinctive and lovely. 92/100
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- Gamay 1 – RPM Gamay Noir California
- Gamay 2 – Domaine Metrat Chiroubles ‘La Scandaleuse’
- Gamay 3 – Orofino, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia
- Gamay 4 – Julien Sunier Fleurie
- Gamay 5- Radford Dale Thirst Gamay, South Africa
- Gamay 6 – Louis Claude Desvignes Morgon Javernières ‘Les Impénitents’
- Gamay 7 – Hauts de Chasselay, Coteaux du Lyonnais
- Gamay 8 – Serol Les Originelles, Cote Roannaise
- Gamay 9 – Te Mata Gamay Noir, Hawkes Bay
- Gamay 10 – Puy de Dome, Auvergne
- Gamay 11 – Beauregard Fleurie
- Gamay 12 – Antoine Sunier Morgon 2014 and Regnie 2014
- Gamay 13 – Thibault Liger-Belair Les Roucheaux 2011
- Gamay 14 – Bow and Arrow 2014 Oregon
- Gamay 15 – Domaine de Fa Beaujolais en Besset 2014
- Gamay 16, Pearl Morissette Cuvée Mon Unique Gamay 2013
- Gamay 17, BK Wines et Le Grappin Les Deux Fous Gamay
- Gamay 18, G Spot Vin de…France, Beaujolais Villages
- Gamay 19, du Grappin Fleurie 2014
- Gamay 20, Lapierre Morgon 2014 ‘N’
- Gamay 21, Bass Phillip Gamay 2014 Gipplsand
- Gamay 22, Château de Durette Morgon ‘Hommage’ 2014
- Gamay 23, Joie Farm Gamay 2014 Okanagan, Canada
- Gamay 24, Samantha Gamay 2014 Okanagan, Canada
- Gamay 25, Julien Sunier Fleurie 2015
- Gamay 26, Jean-Paul Thevenet Morgon 2015
- Gamay 27, Lapierre Morgon 2009
- Gamay 28, Domaine Verdier-Logel Poycelan 2016
- Gamay 29, B Kosuge Wines Gamay Noir 2015 Carneros
- Gamay 30, Herve Souhaut La Souteronne 2015
- Gamay 31, Easthope Family Winegrowers Gamay Noir 2015 Hawkes’ Bay
Have you seen the Rippon Gamay from Central Otago? I just tried the 2014 – similar spice and meaty notes alongside the red fruit (to my palate anyway) gives some nice complexity. Stunning wine!
yes, tried it – so nice