Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Friday, February 25, 2022 - A 100% organically farmed Gamaret from Villaz in Haute-Savoie - a commune where no vines have been farmed for the past 100 years. The wine is made according to a minimum-intervention philosophy. 11,5% alcohol. As the wine is VdF, no vintage designation can be found on the label.

Youthful, fully translucent, pinkish raspberry red color. Very wild and borderline natty nose with aromas of brambly raspberries, some pickle juice, a little bit of fluoride paste, light smoky notes of burnt hair, a hint of ripe cranberry and a crunchy touch of sappy red forest fruits. The wine is lively, juicy and light-bodied on the palate with flavors of brambly black raspberries, some tart cranberry tones, a little bit of volatile lift, light sappy and borderline unripe notes of blackberries, a hint of fresh red plum and a touch of pickle juice. The wine is high in acidity with very light and easy tannins. The finish is lively, crunchy and very gently grippy with acid-driven flavors of tart cranberries, some lingonberries, a little bit of lifted wild aromatics, light sappy herbal tones and a hint of pickle juice.

A light, fresh and smashable little red from the naturalist end of the spectrum. Nothing bad, just perhaps a bit anonymous with its generic, crunchy red-toned fruit and at times slightly pickle-ish funk along with its slightly elevated level of VA. It's very obvious that this is a natural wine, but it could be much worse. I just wish the wine would've showed more character and persona - this was nothing more than your run-of-the-mill natural bistro wine. Perhaps a bit pricey for its quality at 17€.

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