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Cuvée Rouge Gamay Rouge Champagne

Cuvée Rouge (Gamay Rouge Champagne) Wine Details
Price: $21.00 per bottle

Description: Gamay fans love this sparkler, but so do Champagne lovers. It’s got that familiar strawberry-like fruitiness but is lively and dry with a deep salmon color and a crisp pleasant finish.

Varietal Definition
Gamay:
The red grape of Beaujolais. Vinified by a process known as 'macération carbonique'* if produces light, fruit driven wines for early consumption. At home in the granite hills of Beaujolais it is a vigorous producer but susceptible to rot. Sometimes blended with Pinot Noir under the appellation 'Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains'. Also grown quite extensively in the Loire Valley notably in Touraine.


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