Domaine Grand'Cour
Pellegrin Sauvage Genève Gamay
Geneva, Switzerland
@Delectable Wine: This is the Gamay Sauvage. I didn’t see it in the database.
My last of three bottles that I’ve followed over the last 2-3yrs (one bottle a year). Swiss Gamay! Fun to try and explore this region. As a 2016, this seems almost at peak, so these can probably hold a few more years.
Even though this was my third time to try this, my initial thought at pop and pour was that this seemed some one-dimensional, but then it seemed like a combo of Sonoma coast Pinot and cru Beaujolais. Plenty of ripe black cherry and ultra savory herbs. 30mins later, the aromatics absolutely exploded…whole cluster + carbonic flair…crunchy, stemmy, pure gummy fruits (bright red, blue and black fruits). I didn’t get the wintergreen note I get with most cru BoJo, but I also didn’t get the sappy red and black fruit I get with some Sonoma coast Pinots. 13.8ABV. Great acidity. Give it a half hour or so to bloom, or hold another 2+yrs.
@Delectable Wine: This is the Gamay Sauvage. I didn’t see it in the database.
My last of three bottles that I’ve followed over the last 2-3yrs (one bottle a year). Swiss Gamay! Fun to try and explore this region. As a 2016, this seems almost at peak, so these can probably hold a few more years.
Even though this was my third time to try this, my initial thought at pop and pour was that this seemed some one-dimensional, but then it seemed like a combo of Sonoma coast Pinot and cru Beaujolais. Plenty of ripe black cherry and ultra savory herbs. 30mins later, the aromatics absolutely exploded…whole cluster + carbonic flair…crunchy, stemmy, pure gummy fruits (bright red, blue and black fruits). I didn’t get the wintergreen note I get with most cru BoJo, but I also didn’t get the sappy red and black fruit I get with some Sonoma coast Pinots. 13.8ABV. Great acidity. Give it a half hour or so to bloom, or hold another 2+yrs.