2023 Trapeze Early Gamay

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Philip Rich - Halliday's Wine Companion

From the Six Js vineyard in Steels Creek and planted in 1992. A superb bright, light crimson. Brian Conway has a way with gamay, and it shows in this vibrant wine. Lifted with its notes of freshly picked raspberries and cranberries that sit alongside some crushed pink peppercorns and dried mountain herbs. The palate is delicious with silky tannins rounding out a wine that can be served and enjoyed anywhere from 13–16 degrees, depending on the weather.

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Brendan Black - Winepilot.com

According to Trapeze winemaker Bri Conway, Gamay is a ‘bloody tricky grape’, at least in the Yarra Valley, but it’s great to see more of this wonderful grape emerging. The nose is incredibly perfumed, with beautiful aromas of strawberry, strawberry topping, raspberry, red cherry, and pepper. On the palate, the acid is off the charts, giving it a mouth-puckering sourness which can be tamed quite easily with food – or with time – and the fruit is vibrant and delicious.