2022 Mount Edward Gamay

93 pts
Gorgeous organic Gamay from Central Otago and the creative mind of Duncan Forsyth.

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One of the best examples of the potential for Central Otago's to produce top-quality Gamay.

The wine was made by Duncan Forsyth and his team, looking to bring their low-intervention philosophy to this jubilant and juicy red variety.

In Beaujolais, the home of Gamay in Burgundy, the finest examples in modern times are made with a more natural winemaking philosophy. Duncan tackles the variety in a similar way, making the wine with no additions apart from the most minimal amount of sulphur during the winemaking process.

Thanks to this, the wine is open, bursting with red and purple berries and herby spice. It's a soft, slurpable and all-round charming example of the variety from the southern hemisphere.

93 points
"It’s super bright, crisp, vibrant. A refreshing red with verve and crunch. Tart cherries, pomegranate juice, a lick of rose hip tea; scents and flavours match here. It dances on the tongue, such a fresh style, almost could be a chillable red but for the structure, tension and filigree of tannin here. A beauty to drink, wholly in a modern, nouveau vogue but plenty to get stuck into."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

93 points - "It’s super bright, crisp, vibrant. A refreshing red with verve and crunch. Tart cherries, pomegranate juice, a lick of rose hip tea; scents and flavours match here. It dances on the tongue, such a fresh style, almost could be a chillable red but for the structure, tension and filigree of tannin here. A beauty to drink, wholly in a modern, nouveau vogue but plenty to get stuck into.

Tasted alongside the 2021 (13.5%): The 2021 is a bigger wine, more structural. Juicy, plush in a way but again the fine, silty tannins, river pebble-like and minerally, are the main play and tightens things up nicely. Dark cherry in spades, a bit of blackcurrant, some plumminess too. Vibrant anyway, a more serious feel in some respects but lifts on vibrant acidity despite its medium weight concentration. 93 points, 2022-2029" - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Gamay, the way forward when you want something uncomplicated, refreshing, delicious and red -THE summer red for sure. Gamay is the hallmark variety of Beaujolais, at its best making wines with the ability to age, equally though amazing when young, especially from younger vines.

Our is pure fruit, delicious acidity, with just enough structure and weight to make it serious fun. Serve chilled or at room temperature, this is designed to drink now. Note: – this wine has minimal sulphites, unfined, unfiltered – store it cool, drink it young and don’t worry about a thing.

Certified Organic –Muirkirk Vineyard, Felton Road, Bannockburn.

Region: Central Otago, NZ
Blend: Gamay (100%)
ABV: 13.50%
Closure: 750ml
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Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Gamay
Country New Zealand
Region Central Otago
Feature Organic
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
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Mount Edward

Mount Edward is a team of passionate winemakers/rabble-rousers who have banded together to form a collective that is considered at the forefront of the Central Otago avant-garde.

Duncan Forsyth is one of the founders and spearheads this revolutionary project, with Swiss winemaker Anna Riederer heading up the day-to-day duties and crafting the wines.

They've made plenty of noise since the project's inception in 2003 when Duncan met co-founder John Buchanan.

Though they don't take themselves too seriously, the wine themselves are very serious indeed and a receiving plenty of attention.

Winemaker Duncan Forsythe Mount Edward

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