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Quails' Gate Cailleteau Gamay Nouveaux 2016
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBritish Columbia wine producers are really beginning to stretch their legs exploring new and old wine methods from around the world and making them their own. Case in point is the the inaugural release of the Quails’ Gate Cailleteau (pronounced kye-toe). It’s named after the French for baby quail and its nouveau style pays homage to the French tradition of celebrating the end of harvest with a “new wine”. In this case winemaker Nikki Callaway has nailed the traditional Beaujolais Nouveau style. The wine was picked, fermented whole cluster in a carbon dioxide rich environment prior to crushing, and bottled, all within about a month of harvest. The colour is youthful purple, the nose a mix of inviting primary cherry/kirsch sprinkled with cinnamon. It’s pure fun and too clever. Winery only sales…and you better hurry if you want some. It’s a perfect wine for lighter charcuterie when chilled down and drunk now.Tasted: 02 January 2017Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Treve RingPrices:| BC | $19.50 | 750ml | winery direct, club members |
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Grape: Gamay NoirCSPC: 33881UPC: 778856416244
