Sorrenberg Vineyard - Gamay - 2023

The 2023 Gamay hails from a cool and wet vintage (horrendously low yielding at Sorrenberg) in Beechworth, and the wine aromatically leads with rose petals, sour cherry, star anise, scratched blood orange rind, Pink Lady apple, strawberry and cranberry. In the mouth, the wine is gently minty, spicy and clear, with a pure flow of very fine fruit and chalky tannins. If this were a painting, it would be of watercolor, not oil, and it's important to know this when seeking to understand this wine in the context of other Sorrenberg Gamay vintages... I like the philosophy slightly more than the wine this year: the producer has such a clear understanding of their site and region that I am prepared to back that to the hilt. A lovely wine, it's a quiet iteration in 2023. 92 Points Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate