13th Street Gamay 2016, VQA Niagara Peninsula
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Critic Reviews (6)
Average final score from judges at the 2017 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2017.
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Light, fresh and juicy with lots of raspberry and strawberry fruit and just a hint of game and spice with a nice...
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This is quite lovely, combining ripe candied gamay fruit with complex pepper, herbal and slightly meaty notes. It is...
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Here is what 13th Street does best in bring it with honesty style from their wide ranging stable of wines. The...
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Food Pairing:
Pepperoni pizza, shepherd’s pie, pasta Bolognese or veggie stir fry.
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A generous, rather bold gamay from 13th Street, a longstanding producer of this grape variety ideally suited to...
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Community Reviews (13)
Lovely glass of wine best served at cool cellar or very gently regfrigerated. Nose is unmistakably Gamay - the berries come a'bouncin'. Full fruit in the mouth with that hint of sourness. It will be interesting to see how six more months or more in the cellar will 'mature' this wine - but taste often, it could disappear.
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Gamay is climbing the ladder and in my view is in the top 3 (along with Cab Franc and Pinot) for quality red varietals in Ontario. 13th Street's 2016 offering is a great example. Earthy and sour with beetroot, tart cherry, red berry, nutmeg, spice, an herbal quality and wet stone minerality. Juicy acidity, medium + body, soft tannin and chalky mouthfeel. Food friendly as all good Gamay should be. Scores on complexity, balance, typicity and length. June 2018.
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