Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Price of Silence Gamay smells like an Amaro or Chinato. It has notes of cola, cherry, cranberry, sarsaparilla, fennel, mint and wormwood. Pretty and silky in feel in the palate. So fine, light and beautiful in texture. Utterly delicious and compelling.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Such bright aromas of wild raspberries, redcurrants and blueberries, as well as sappy and youthful reductive edges. Give this some air. The palate is smoothly woven. I like the fine grain of tannin, vibrant acidity and fresh, crunchy delivery of red-fruit flavor here. Drink now.
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.
A narrow band of hills and valleys east of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a diverse landscape featuring a variety of microclimates. In general it is moderate with high-altitude areas cooler and wetter compared to its warmer, lower areas.
Piccadilly Valley, the part of Adelaide Hills closest to the city, was first staked out by a grower named Brian Croser, in the 1970s for a cool spot to grow Chardonnay, then uncommon in Australia. Today a good amount of the Chardonnay goes to winemakers outside of the region.
Producers here experiment with other cool-climate loving aromatic varieties like Pinot Gris, Viognier and Riesling. Charming sparkling wine is also possible. On its north side, lower, west-facing slopes make full-bodied Shiraz.