Peller Estates Private Reserve Gamay Novelle 2024

WINE MAKING

This is the first vintage of our Gamay Novelle.  This wine was made using carbonic maceration, a technique in which whole clusters are fermented in a carbon dioxide rich environment.  After hand harvesting from our on-site Peller Estate vineyard, the St. Germain Vineyard block, which runs south of the winery along East/West line [a Sustainable Winegrowing Ontario Certified vineyard], we loaded the whole clusters into our concrete fermenter.  Fermentation begins inside each individual berry and with no mechanical maceration employed (ie. Pumpovers, pigeage). The amount of colour extraction is less than other red wine fermentation processes. Aged in stainless steel tanks to allow the fruit to shine and bottled early.

FLAVOUR PROFILE

A bright pinky red in colour with a lifted red fruit aroma of cherry, ripe strawberry, watermelon, red currant, and a touch of floral and cinnamon. A dry, fruity, light-bodied, Gamay with food-friendly acidity. Ripe red fruit flavours of strawberry, red currant, and raspberry with a touch of spice excite the palate. Red berry tea, pomegranate, strawberry, rhubarb, and a touch of spice mingle on the finish.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

Serve at a cool room temperature of 15 to 17ºC. Lovely refreshing sipping wine. Enjoy with poached salmon; pan-fried trout; pork schnitzel with light tomato chutney; pork tenderloin with tangy rhubarb sauce; ratatouille; gourmet pizza topped with sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, mozzarella, and tomato sauce; Margherita pizza; creamy Brie with water crackers. Enjoy while young and fresh.