Malivoire Gamay 2016, Niagara Peninsula
Gamay
Ontario, Canada
$19.95 (591313)
Critic Reviews (7)
A fresh, vibrant and pure gamay. Offering notably regional typicity - not too light, not too ripe. Lively, expressive...
Here's a juicy, fullish, succulent gamay with a fine measure of typical red berry fruit, if riper than the mean for...
Average final score from judges at the 2017 National Wine Awards of Canada. Tasted blind June 2017.
Ontario makes some very good well priced gamay and this is a good example. It is a balanced flavourful light to...
This is a light bodied nicely juicy, fresh gamay with fairly lifted aromas of red roses, strawberry-cherry jam and...
In every ostensible way the rule of gamay goings are perpetuated on and on from Malivoire’s entry level effort in...
Good-quality Ontario gamay, fruity, light but with a lot of tone in the mouth, liveliness and even a little carbon...
Community Reviews (4)
This has long been a benchmark for Ontario gamay, and a staple at our abode. Consistently good year after year, but I like the extra bit of richness that it delivers in the warmer vintages, and this is one such. Food-friendly, savoury, and delicious.
Review is private
After fermentation in steel tanks, 30% of the wine is aged in neutral oak (90% French/10% American) for 6 months. Cherry, raspberry jam, cinnamon, cola, wet leaves, damp forest floor. The finish isn't long but there's some tongue tingling pepper. Well balanced acid and alcohol (12%) makes for a pleasant wine.