Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The fun and delectable 2021 Domaine Jacky Marteau Gamay provides an opportunity to enjoy this grape variety from the Loire Valley. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of ripe fruits, smashed plums, and tart cranberries. It is perfect for light and breezy food pairings. (Tasted: November 21, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Delightfully playful, but also capable of impressive gravitas, Gamay is responsible for juicy, berry-packed wines. From Beaujolais, Gamay generally has three classes: Beaujolais Nouveau, a decidedly young, fruit-driven wine, Beaujolais Villages and Cru Beaujolais. The Villages and Crus are highly ranked grape growing communes whose wines are capable of improving with age whereas Nouveau, released two months after harvest, is intended for immediate consumption. Somm Secret—The ten different Crus have their own distinct personalities—Fleurie is delicate and floral, Côte de Brouilly is concentrated and elegant and Morgon is structured and age-worthy.
Stretching east along the steep banks of the Loire River, Touraine is a major part of the Middle Loire. Soil variations of clay, sand, tuffeau and gravel throughout its subregions support both white and red varieties. Chinon and Bourgueil remain the source of Loire’s finest Cabernet Franc; various styles of the most outstanding Chenin blanc come from Vouvray and Montlouis.