2021 Mac Forbes EB74 After Midnight Gamay MAGNUM

$83

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SKU 009233 Categories , , , Variety Vintage Country Region, Producer Features, , , Format1.5L Bottle

ABV11%

Gamay has long been a grape of interest and this is our first foray. Taking much from our learning and observations in Europe, we had originally intended to go hard with whole bunch and showcase the beautiful stalk tannins. Ultimately, the young vine fruit led the way, with its velvety soft skins too delicate to handle much carbonic maceration. We put a small portion of whole bunch topped with destemmed fruit in one of our concrete vessels to preserve the seductive dark fruits, and our carbonic ferment was foot stomped 5 days in to ensure the health of the ferment, finishing up as a crunchy red fruited component. Lots of lessons in this experiment. – Mac Forbes