Gamay is not a grape one often associates with sweet wines, but here is a
sweet wine made with raisined Gamay grapes from Domaine du Grangeon. This wine
was specially created to celebrate the vigneron's wedding. He chose to make a
vin de paille from Gamay because his wife preferred fruity wines (with some
sweetness) with little discernible tannins. I tasted this wine just the other
day. Deep ruby in colour, it has a sweet red berry nose with just a hint of
cloves. The sweet fruitiness carries onto the palate accompanied by some
acidity. The structure was provided by that acidity together with a light
smattering of tannins.
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