Malivoire Gamay - Niagara Peninsula, Ontario VQA
Producer's Notes:
How can we explain the success of Malivoire's Gamay? Is it the intense nose of fresh, ripe bramble fruits? The hint of strawberry? Or the vines' location, nestled on the sun-soaked Peninsula where fragrant breezes bounce between two Great Lakes? Let's just say this ancient variety has found its home here in Niagara and, like the land, it's solid, vibrant, and noble.
These Gamay clusters were sourced from Beamsville Bench and Vinemount Ridge sites, with tastes of cherry, blueberry, cranberry, and red licorice with a mossy inference. It is fresh, perky, and dry, with red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, and peppery spice on the palate.
What We Say:
This wine has a generous nose of strawberry and cherry, with lilac florals and light spice. Its crisp, juicy, quenching, warming character, paired with lively acidity and light tannin, delivers exactly what many expect from Niagara Gamay. Best of all, this Gamay is even better when chilled.
Grape Varietal: Gamay
Style: Red - Dry, light- to medium-bodied, bright, juicy, bouncy
Alcohol: 12%
Drink Window: Now-2028
Perfect For: Roast chicken, pork chops, steak tartare, tomato-based pasta, mushroom risotto, Korean barbecue, and Thai beef salad
A cool-climate Gamay that sits closer stylistically to a fresh Beaujolais than a heavily extracted New World red.
