Gamay

**Gamay** is a red grape best known as the sole variety of Beaujolais in eastern France, a cheerful, juicy wine that ranges from simple and fruity to surprisingly serious. **In the glass** — it is typically light to medium-bodied with a bright ruby colour, fresh red-berry and cherry fruit, sometimes a banana or bubblegum note in carbonic styles, soft tannins and lively acidity. **Where it grows** — Beaujolais is its heartland, from easy Beaujolais Nouveau to the more structured and age-worthy Crus such as Morgon and Moulin-à-Vent. It is also grown in the Loire, Switzerland (often blended), and pockets of the New World, where cool sites preserve its refreshing character. **At the table** — versatile and lightly chilled, it flatters charcuterie, roast chicken and many cheeses. **Cellaring** — most is made for early drinking, but the top Cru Beaujolais can age and grow more Pinot-like over a decade.

Wines

• Aux Pierres — Dominique Piron
• Aux Pierres Morgon — Dominique Piron
• Bangarang — Domaine Mosse
• Beaujolais Nouveau — P. Ferraud & Fils
• Beaujolais Splendeur Nature — Mommessin
• Beaujolais-Villages — Laurent Delaunay
• Bourgogne Passetoutgrain — Domaine Taupenot-Merme
• Bourgogne Passetoutgrain — Louis Naudin
• Bourgogne Passetoutgrain — Domaine Robert Chevillon
• Brouilly — Château de Pierreux
• Brouilly — Joseph Drouhin
• Brouilly Réserve de Château — Château de Pierreux
• Cadole du Chapitre Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Saint-Amour — Clos du Chapitre
• Cerdon — Domaine Buffard
• Cerdon Méthode Ancestrale — Bertrand Chapel
• Charmes — 1848
• Château Laforest — Vignerons des Pierres Dorees
• Château de Fleurie — Jean Loron
• Coteaux Bourguignons — Domaine de Tante Alice
• Coteaux du Lyonnais — Ferme du Bois Gonnay