Winery - Gamache Vintners
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From the oldest (1983 vintage) estate vines, this is finished off-dry, about 1.7% residual sugar. Off-dry or not, it’s succulent and spicy, mixing melon, apple and citrus with some sweeter notes hinting at honey. Good length and a crisp finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the first vintage for Cab Franc as a varietal wine from Gamache. A lot of blueberry and black cherry shows through, along with generous barrel flavors of smoke and toast. It’s got winemaker Charlie Hoppes’ trademark chocolate, followed with round flavors of vanilla and tobacco, and tannins tasting of tea and earth.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is all old vine. Despite its substantial alcohol, almost 15%, the wine is still showing some lean hints of green bean. Mixed in are wild berries and plenty of oak, adding toast and smoke and spice. Black olive, black tea and coffee grounds come through in the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This ripe and rich Riesling continues a string of successes with this grape from Gamache Vintners. The alcohol is just 12.5%, and the wine has some light sweetness, but what stands out best is the succulent mix of tropical fruits. Big and plush flavors of banana, papaya, guava and pineapple come through, yet the wine retains its balance and detail.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Though the bottle says this hits 14.8% alcohol, it does not have the weight and depth that you might expect from that number. The heat is there, but the fruit is restrained, lightly herbaceous, showing some mild lemon and tangerine flavors, and a lick of quinine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This feels a bit stripped, though the bottle says the alcohol hits almost 15%. There is a chocolaty coating over sharp, herbal, rather thin fruit flavors. The wine shows pleasant strawberry and watermelon fruit flavors, though the tannins and chocolaty barrel flavors quickly take over.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This 50/50 blend of old vine fruit from these two excellent vineyards is a bit overpowered by the massive amount of new oak flavor. The fruit may be a little more delicate than the barrels. Still a fine wine, loaded with cassis and blackberry fruit among the more substantial flavors of earth and tannin. The herbal character of the grape is preserved, adding black olive and coffee to a finish that shows some heat.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A lovely bottle, loaded with textures of moist earth and herb. The fruit is tart and spicy, the flavors compact and persistent, with streaks of blueberry and black cherry, light chocolate and earth. Still a little rugged in the finish, it shows some unresolved bacon fat and green herb streaks.
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