Gamay Noir

Plum, wild berries, concord grape, cherry cola, violet, dried eucalyptus, baking spice, pepper, chocolate and vanilla shape the profile. Tart blackberry and smoke are also present. The palate is medium-bodied and dry, with soft acidity, velvety tannins and a dry finish. Merlot and Gamay Noir form this British Columbia VQA blend, which carries thirteen point seven percent alcohol.

Ripe mulberry, blackberry and damson plum are joined by light soy and cedar frond. The texture is light, with soft tannins, mouthwatering acidity and a long finish. Gamay Noir, Maréchal Foch and Pinot Noir come from Cowichan Valley and the Saanich Peninsula. Sixty percent of the fruit was crushed, destemmed and fermented on skins; the remainder underwent carbonic maceration. Indigenous yeast completed fermentation before two years in barrel.