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Cave Spring Gamay CSV 2023

Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaOff their estate Cave Spring Vineyard (CSV) on a hillside of the Niagara Escarpment, on stony clay loams, this gamay was 25% whole cluster / 75% destemmed (with 30% stem return) foot crushed and native fermented before heading to barrel for 20 months in a mix of 225L and 500L barrels. It was bottled unfiltered. Dark plum, boysenberry, wild blackberry fill this darker shaded gamay, with darts of VA aiding the lifted acidity. Tannins are long and integrated, finishing with gentle baking spice. One to open with food.Tasted: 15 July 2026Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:
ON$39.95750mlwinery direct
Producer: Cave SpringDistributors: The Vine Agency
Grape: Gamay Noir