Gamay 'Uva Non Grata' 2023 frogmore-creek " - Mike Bennie

" - Mike Bennie

The wine was then put into 1 to 3 year old French Oak Barriques to undergo the malolactic fermentation and aged for 16 months

So expressive

and everything is handled manually

hits of smoked meats and dark rose florals

Gamay 'Uva Non Grata' 2023 frogmore-creek " - Mike BennieUva Non Grata (Latin for ungrateful grapes) refers to the historical downgrading of Gamay while Pinot Noir became the ascendant of the two grapes in Burgundy. Gamay loves the granite siliceous soils of the vineyards in the hills to the north west of Lyon in eastern France. The grapes were hand picked deliberately early to maintain freshness. In the cellar, grapes are vinified using traditional carbonic maceration techniques followed by a short