One of the best examples of the potential for Central Otago’s to produce top-quality Gamay.

The wine was made by Duncan Forsyth and his team, looking to bring their low-intervention philosophy to this jubilant and juicy red variety.

In Beaujolais, the home of Gamay in Burgundy, the finest examples in modern times are made with a more natural winemaking philosophy. Duncan tackles the variety in a similar way, making the wine with no additions apart from the most minimal amount of sulphur during the winemaking process.

Thanks to this, the wine is open, bursting with red and purple berries and herby spice. It’s a soft, slurpable and all-round charming example of the variety from the southern hemisphere.

93 points
“Its super bright, crisp, vibrant. A refreshing red with verve and crunch. Tart cherries, pomegranate juice, a lick of rose hip tea; scents and flavours match here. It dances on the tongue, such a fresh style, almost could be a chillable red but for the structure, tension and filigree of tannin here. A beauty to drink, wholly in a modern, nouveau vogue but plenty to get stuck into.”
– Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)