Gamay from Oppenlaender Vineyard in Four Mile Creek. Made at Malivoire by Shiraz Mottiar for Fourth Wall.
Quite bright, leaning on baskets of strawberries and spilling them everywhere. Cherry Halls, red licorice, firecracker gunsmoke, driftwood, pepper-encrusted meat, and plum. A slight hint of stem; Autumn ossification. The nose and palate share similar qualities, but they manifest differently — the bouquet reverberates like echoes in an amphitheatre; in the mouth, it’s like Houdini in a strait-jacket.
