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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $66.36
6 bottles: $65.03
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon has approachable aromas of cocoa powder, warm plums and touches of charcuterie and...
WA
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WS
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $112.60
6 bottles: $110.35
One of the compelling reasons for the 'nesting' of Napa's AVAs is to prove just how different the Valley's...
DC
97
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $142.72
This wine was produced from a single vineyard that's a monopole, guided since 2008 by Édouard Labruyère. Blackberry...
WE
93
WS
92
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $286.95
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon State Ranch is bold, racy and super-expressive. Lifted floral and savory notes add...
VM
94
WA
92
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle: $591.81
Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that should be...
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100
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99
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $261.95
Extremely aromatic with crushed berries, currants, flowers and hints of uncured tobacco leaf. Carnations. Medium to...
JS
96
WS
95

Cabernet Sauvignon Gamay 2017 1.5Ltr

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.